Yes, David, I have eSafe.  Thanks for the info.

Ed Cohen

On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 06:13:35 -0500 Dave Abbe <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> At 07:24 PM 10/23/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >Could anyone tell me what this small file is all about?  Its icon
> appears
> >on my desktop when I surf the net (has a big A on it) and it
> reappears
> >when I dump it in the recycle bin.
> >
> >Ed Cohen
>
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> See if this sounds correct.  What anti-virus program do you use?  I
> found
> the following.
>
> http://ealaddin.com/support/esafe/general.asp#q56
> Q56: I found files called VS.VSN in my computer. Where did they come
> from?
>
> A: These files are part of the SMARTSCAN system of the anti-virus
> portion
> of eSafe Desktop. These files are placed in every directory and
> contain
> information about the files kept in that directory. When a file is
> accessed, it is compared to the information kept in the VS.VSN file.
> The
> user will be alerted if an unexplained change is discovered.
>
> Other sites mention vs.vsn when talking about the irok.exe virus,
> BUT, they
> are talking about some of the files that the virus tries to delete.
>
>
> Is this what you were wanting to know?
>
> Take Care
> David A. Abbe
> [log in to unmask]
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