Glad we did not add NTFS stream support

From: Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 16:25:01 EST


http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/viruses/generation.shtml
describes a new generation of viruses which use NTFS stream support to
hide themselves.

"Certainly, this virus begins a new era in computer virus creation,"
said Eugene Kaspersky, Head of Anti-Virus Research at Kaspersky Lab.
"The 'Stream Companion' technology the virus uses to plant itself into
files makes its detection and disinfection extremely difficult to
complete."

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