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To: wily who wrote (3227)	4/26/1999 1:16:00 PM
From: RJL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110645

"Are you sure the CIH is detectable? The article said some of these viruses can slip past." True, and the technique used to attach itself to files is a little more covert than usual (by filling up the slack space), anti-virus programs with updated .dat files can now specifically look for the coding used by the virus. Although it doesn't change the size of the file, the anti-virus software is 'trained' to look for it all the same. I would just make sure that the virus is on the list from the manufacturer of the anti-virus software. Considering how popular this virus is, I would assume the major players could detect it. Rich