ClamAv: is anyone paying attention?

[ruscook]

On Tue, 2006-11-21 at 07:19 +0100, Mario Vukelic wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 23:34 +0000, Andy wrote:
> > Shouldn't a virus scanner scan for worms as well?
> 
> No
> 
> > Maybe we should agree on what a virus is, and what a virus scanner
> > should detect, maybe just more than viruses?
> 
> I think we should agree on using the standard definitions that
> differentiate viruses, worms, and trojans by their attack vector:
>       * Virus propagages by attachin to a binary and is executed when
>         the binary is executed, infecting other binaries
>       * Worm propagates on its own by using holes in system daemons
>       * Trojan propagates by posing as a useful program, luring the user
>         in to running it
> 
> > Symantec seems to suggest the only difference is the way worms and
> > viruses use a 'host file', (not DO NOT confuse this with 'the hosts
> > file').
> 

Bloody hell (smacking forehead).... for years I've wondered what the
actual difference between these programs was!! Wow, learn something new
everyday. 

Thanks
Kind Regards Russell
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