I forgot to write this down; when I scanned the exe of ICQ 99a, Norton did
not find any virus. I just downloaded this file from Zdnet. But during the
setup of ICQ Norton found the virus, in a tmp file of the software.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] ICQ & Norton Antivirus.
> "Sometimes" you get a false positive from a virus program.
> IF you get a file from a trusted source, this "should" not be a
> problem, EXCEPT THAT some of the largest names in the
> industry have inadvertently "passed on" virus infected files.
> Norton has a feature to send a Quarantined file in to "the lab"
> to be checked. I would do that. Start Norton AV(5), hit the
> Quarantine button, and then the Submit button.
> If nothing else, this will bring to their attention "something" is wrong.
> They can't fix what they don't know is broken...
> I have had false positives in the past, and it usually requires
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