Re: anti-viral software

From: Mark Shlomchik (mark.shlomchik@yale.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 14:11:26 EST


At 11:35 AM -0500 3/3/00, Pizzo,Eugene wrote:
>Gary,
>
>In our hands the Scan always handshaked with the computer
>interface more fluidly than the Calibur. In class BD warns you of
>this nuance and explains that the Calibur must be turned on
>prior to booting the computer or handshaking fails.
>I suspect that the process of analyzing the harddrive that occurs
>initially by the anti-viral software interferes with this process of
>handshaking and that you will not be able to keep anti-viral
>software on your machine at least as a resident process.
>The security software that many use, such as FileGuard also
>cannot be used in the presence of anti-viral software. I suspect for
>similar reasons, i.e. the anti-viral examination of the hard drive appears
>to FileGuard as an unauthorized process.
>
>Gene Pizzo/UCONN Health

Gene,

Could you clarify?  Do you know that FileGuard does not work with
Virex or do you know that FileGuard does not work with NAV?

Thanks,

Mark Shlomchik, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine
and Immunobiology
Yale University School of Medicine

203-688-2089
203-688-2748 (fax)
mark.shlomchik@yale.edu



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