Re: [Full-Disclosure] Status

["Gregh" <chows@ozemail.com.au>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick FitzGerald" <nick@virus-l.demon.co.uk>
To: <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Status


> "Gregh" <chows@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bernardo Quintero" <bernardo@hispasec.com>
> > To: <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Status
> >
> >
> > > Scan results
> > >  File: message.scr
> > >  Date: 20040127003029
> > > ----
> > > Antigen 7.50.1138/20040127 found nothing
> > > InoculateIT 45.00/20040126 found nothing
> > > Kaspersky 3.0/20040126 found nothing
> > > McAfee 4.2.60/20040126 found nothing
> >
> >
> > Use Mcafee here and it DID find it. Engine 4.3.20 dat 4319
>
> Guys -- we don't care.
>

It is actually important whether you care or not. The person saying Mcafee
didnt find it for them may have a problem on the machine on which it was
tested or possibly even an ancient Mcafee.

> Realistically you will not have access to "the latest" updates so when

That just doesnt make sense said like that. The Mcafee update covering all
this came out before I actually received my first infected email,
interestingly from this list!

> some or other product detected something in your potted tests is just
> so much noise.
>

No, It is still good information.

> Save list messages for _useful and informative_ content.

There's always the "N" or "DEL" key for messages you don't find useful.

Greg.

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