RE: Potential New Virus

From: Stevie A. Jones <sajones(at)med.unc.edu>
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 08:24:53 EST

Thanks. You can search Vgrep both online or download it. The current version is 200210 and was uploaded 16 OCT 2002. More info as well as the download is available at http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/vgrep/index.xml

Stevie A. Jones
Computing Consultant II
School of Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill

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From: Richard St John [mailto:Richard.StJohn@gbe.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:09 PM To: focus-virus@lists.securityfocus.com; ashipp@messagelabs.com Subject: Re: Potential New Virus

If I recall correctly, at one point Virus Bulletin {http://www.virusbtn.com/} maintained a database of the different AV software virus names cross referenced.

I want to say that it was called VGREP.

I do not know if they maintain this software anymore, or they might have moved it online.

RS

>>> "Alex Shipp" <ashipp@messagelabs.com> 11/12/02 14:01 PM >>>
>As to my original question -- it seems "TopMine" is a name someone at
>MessageLabs made up all by themselves...

True. I expect that Trojan.Zasil is a name that someone at Symantec made up all by themselves, and I'm pretty sure that Downloader-BN.dr is a name that someone at McAfee made up all by themselves...

Indeed, it looks as though most AV companies made up a different name all by themselves.

;-)

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