MailScanner, F-PROT and MyParty

[Julian Field]

At 14:36 29/01/2002, you wrote:
>I'm running the latest F-Prot and MailScanner, but it seems F-Prot doesn't
>detect MyParty, rather MailScanner does.  Just got this.  Anyone else
>getting similar?

That message comes from F-Prot detecting it as a backdoor program rather
than a virus. Whether MyParty is a virus or a backdoor is a matter of
terminology and definitions.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "MailScanner"
>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:10 PM
>Subject: Warning: E-mail viruses detected
>
>
> > The following e-mail messages were found to have viruses in them:
> >
> >    Sender: <witheld>
> > Recipient: <witheld>
> >   Subject: new photos from my party!
> > MessageID: OAA23769
> >    Report: /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/OAA23769/www.myparty.yahoo.com
>is a security risk or a "backdoor" program
> >
> > --
> > MailScanner
> > Email Virus Scanner
> >

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