[CS-FSLUG] VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ALERT!!!!!!!

[Josiah Ritchie]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:11:21 -0400
Fred Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday October 13 2004 1:43 pm, Jukka Y wrote:
> > On Wednesday 13 October 2004 17:25, Frank Bax wrote:
> > > At 05:29 PM 10/12/04, Fred Miller wrote:
> > > >The current definitions for Symantec AntiVirus can detect but NOT
> > > >remove this malicious software!!
> > >
> > > This is as it should be.  Why would AntiVirus software be expected to
> > > remove spyware?  They are different threats.  I have seen several
> > > spyware threats that NAV has detected and not removed.  When
> > > Norton/Symantec comes out with AV-AS software, then it can be
> > > expected to remove spyware threats.
> > >
> > > Frank
> >
> > I don't see why antivirus software couldn't remove spyware as well as
> > viruses etc. I realized this when had to setup a windows computer to my
> > friend and she wanted to know why she needed a different programs for
> > spyware and viruses. I couldn't give her a good answer - aren't
> > customers just happy if they could do all cleaning with one program?
> 
> Actually, it could - just doesn't. What NO ONE is talking about now is a
> "new" registry in Longhorn that so far, WON'T be editable. This is going
> to complicate the removal of virus', worms, malware, etc., etc., etc.
> MickySoft just doesn't get it!!!

Could you expand on that? If it isn't editable, than the malicious programs
can't change it either right?

JSR/