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- What to do if you find a new virus...
-
- If a new virus appears, F-PROT may miss it, or report it either as a "New
- variant of ..." or "Possibly a new variant of ...". In this case we may
- not have a copy of the virus, but would of course appreciate receiving it.
-
- The same applies to false alarms - despite our precautions they may
- occasionally appear, but we always try to correct them as soon as
- possible. This is particularly important for false alarms generated by
- Secure scan, but we also try to fix any false alarms created by the
- heuristic scanner.
-
- There are several methods that can be used to send files to us:
-
- 1) The best method involves anonymous FTP to complex.is, and putting the
- files in the /incoming directory. JUST DO NOT FORGET TO UPLOAD THE
- FILES IN BINARY MODE! This directory is write-only, but for added
- security the files may be encrypted. We recommend PGP 2.3 (see public
- key below), but PKZIP or ARJ encryption is probably sufficient,
- provided the password is sent via a more secure route - such as by fax.
- If you use FTP, please don't use an "obvious" name such as NEWVIR.ZIP -
- although we download the files regularly, there is always a chance of a
- new upload overwriting an earlier one - in particular as you cannot
- check which files are in the directory.
-
- 2) The files may also be E-mailed to our Internet address (frisk@complex.is)
- after they have been converted from binary to printable form. XXencode
- is recommended, but UUencode will usually work. BtoA and BinHex are
- acceptable, but not recommended. Currently we cannot handle MIME-encoded
- files, but that will change in the future.
-
- You can also use PGP with the -A switch to create a file that can be
- sent by E-mail.
-
- 3) A slower method is to mail us (or one of the distributors of the
- commercial version) a diskette with the virus. Ordinary mail may take
- up to two weeks to arrive, so if time is critical we recommend DHL.
- However, do not use Emery Worldwide or any other company that sends
- the package accompanied with an air way bill. Also, do not include a
- bill - even one that days "computer disk, value $1". If you do, the
- package may get stuck in customs here in Iceland for days. We
- consider viruses to have no value....please don't put a price on them.
-
- Boot sector viruses create a special problem. The best way is to mail the
- actual diskette, but a TELEDISK image will usually do. In an emergency,
- you can send us a boot sector image or a hex dump of the boot sector.
-
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