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To: Gottfried who wrote (1799)	2/10/1999 4:17:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

if i'm you, i'm not having a problem, cause i'm only running norton antivirus, and they say you're good to go. but i'm making sure i'm scanning with updated virus definitions. i have no personal experience with mcafee, but every review or rating service puts them right there with norton, except maybe for extended scan time. i don't like that they say you have an infected file, though. i can't access their website either. did you call 'em at 1-800-338-8754? i'd 86 the file and ask questions later. fwiw, mark

To: Gottfried who wrote (1799)	2/15/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Gottfried - re: Virus stuff. Just got around to catching up on the thread and saw your situation - not an uncommon one. For my money, a program that identifies a potential virus (even a false detect) is a step above one that doesn't see it as a threat. What you're seeing in a false detect is the finding of a string of code (or text) that conforms to something that has been identified as a virus itself or a fragment of something the virus creates. I'm curious as to why the vendor tells you the file is OK and "not to worry." Chances are they use McAfee on their systems-level servers. Mr. K.