From: "Wojciech Galazka" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Developments re NT 8.3 filenames (viruses) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:04:23 +0100 Organization: NASK - www.nask.pl Lines: 29 Message-ID: <9051mv$r38$1@pippin.nask.waw.pl> References: <3A25BE74 DOT 4654C8E1 AT usq DOT edu DOT au> <3A25FD53 DOT 756162CA AT usq DOT edu DOT au> NNTP-Posting-Host: plus116.polkomtel.com.pl X-Trace: pippin.nask.waw.pl 975571487 27752 212.2.96.243 (30 Nov 2000 08:04:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet AT nask DOT pl NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:04:47 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Ron House napisał(a) w wiadomości: <3A25FD53 DOT 756162CA AT usq DOT edu DOT au>... >Ron House wrote: >> >http://www.cybertrails.com/~fys/longfile.htm > >namely ntlfn08b.zip. I got the above address from Delorie.com. > >However, my friend says that the above causes his virus scanner >(Vshield) to say "This file may contain a virus..." > >I would be very surprised indeed if anything from this source actually >has a virus, but I can't tell someone else to take a chance. Does anyone >have any information about this? Many thanks. > The files in ntlfn08b.zip should not have comtained any sort of a virus. Please provide the whole message that the antivirus program displays as well as the name and version of the antivirus program and which file it reports as suspected. Perhaps there is a demo version of that program on the net that I could grab to check it myself.