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Dear all,

If you are using imaging software, and especially software from Zeiss
like KS300 / Axiovision V06.2002, as I am using, you should take care
if you use it together with the virusscanner McAfee VirusScan from
Network Associates Technology (McAfee).

It seems that with the latest update version (DAT-updatefile 4246)
from February 05, 2003, the program recognizes certain DLL-files
required for image-capturing as infected with the virus
'HackerDefender'.  These file ARE NOT infected, it's a problem of the
virusscanner.

Here you will find more information about this so-called virus:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100035.htm

A part from the website from McAfee:

"Update - Feb 6th 2003:
McAfee products using the 4246 DATs are incorrectly reporting certain
innocent DLL files as 'trojan or variant HackerDefender'.

The innocent files affected are DLLs related to image analysis
software. The following DLLs are known to be incorrectly flagged with the 4246 DATs:

MILCOR.DLL (v6.10.0.186, 626,960 bytes)
MILCOR.DLL (v6.01.00.727, 590,096 bytes)
MILVGA.DLL (v6.10.00.1618, 348,432 bytes)
MILVGA.DLL (v6.01.00.902, 319,760 bytes)
MILGEN.DLL (v6.10.00.1257, 426,256 bytes)
These DLLs are completely unrelated to the HackerDefender rootkit."

Best regards and good luck,

Sven Terclavers


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Sven Terclavers
LM/CLSM Microscopist
Center for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy (CTG)
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