Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:34:17 +0100 (BST) From: J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: Andreas Berg <andy@flame.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD detected as a virus.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910291232580.5611-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19991029131003.0164f400@atlantis.fukt.hk-r.se>
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This happened a week or so ago. Norton doesn't recognize the FBSD bootblock (booteasy) and call it bloodhound.mbr because that is their generic label for an unidentified virus. Norton is supposedly working on an update to recognize the non-standard bootblock. -jm On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Andreas Berg wrote: >Hello, > >I have FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE installed, a snapshot from 26/9. I also have >Windows 98 installed, and with Win98 I use Norton Antivirus to keep my >system clean of viruses. Something in FreeBSD is detected as a >Bloodhound.MBR virus and if I choose repair, FreeBSD dissapears from my >system as if it never existed. Has anyone else experienced this? > >-Andy > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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