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Title: Is virus known to avast?
Post by: Fract504 on November 27, 2004, 01:05:00 AM
Hello,

I am trying to find to find the currently spreading virus W32/Sober.i in the avast Virus-Database, but it is not listed.
The last entry I can find is Sober.H.
Can anybody tell me where in the database is Sober.i located? As it is a heavy circulating at the moment, I am sure avast is on top of detection and has it surely in in its database.

Can anybody give a hint where to look for the information?
I also didn't see the virus listed here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/vps_history.html

Time to be afraid?
Title: Re:Is virus known to avast?
Post by: Eddy on November 27, 2004, 06:30:06 AM
Different av vendors are using different names for malware.

Since you visited the Avast website, why didn't you look at THIS (http://www.avast.com/eng/win32soberh.html) while you where there?
Title: Re:Is virus known to avast?
Post by: Fract504 on November 27, 2004, 09:00:14 AM
OK, thanks for making me happy again.

I didn't look that close. It's a pitty that there are no standardized names.
Title: Re:Is virus known to avast?
Post by: Eddy on November 27, 2004, 09:14:04 AM
This could be helpfull for you in the future:
http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/vgrep/ (http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/vgrep/)