NOD32 And Symantec?

Wow, my second thread today.

I just ran the Eicar test file to see if IMON was working properly. No problems here, just something to do.

I sent myself an e-mail with the Eicar file attached. Everything worked ok, but I got this e-mail..........



"This message has been processed by Brightmail(r) Anti-Virus using
Symantec's AntiVirus Technology.

eicar.com was infected with the malicious virus EICAR Test String and has been deleted because the file cannot be cleaned.


For more information on anti-virus tips and technology, visit
http://www.brightmail.com/antivirus .

__________ NOD32 1.597 (20040112) Information __________

This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System.
part000.txt - is OK
part000.txt - is OK
part001.htm - is OK
IMSTP.gif - is OK

http://www.nod32.com"


Who is Brightmail? And the really big question......Why Symantec? I went to NOD32 to get away from Symantec/Norton. Please don't tell me that NOD32 is somehow connected with Symantec in a round about way.

 

Thanks Paul. The feature doesn't bother me now that I now what's going on.


I have another thread I started about schedule scans. Is it possible, if you have the time, you can take a look and offer any insight?

 

If you still want to know how NOD32 performs, just password protect the zipped attachment containing the eicar "virus". That way it will get past your ISP's virus scanner intact and then you can unzip it and watch Amon gobble it up.