KB195035 - False Virus Report in Hitchhiker's Guide to VB & SQL Server

Article ID: 195035

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2000

MSPRESS Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server, 4th Edition ISBN 1-55615-906-4
MSPRESS Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server, 5th Edition ISBN 1-57231-567-9
MSPRESS Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server, 6th Edition ISBN 1-57231-848-1

This article was previously published under Q195035

SYMPTOMS

If you have installed Network Associates, Inc. VirusScan version 3.2.0 (3108) for Microsoft Windows NT and you scan all of the files on the companion CD-ROM for viruses, you may receive the following message regarding several executable files on the CD-ROM:

KNOWN TROJAN (No Remover Available)

The affected files are:

   DBGrid Help files\Dbghelp.exe

   \DBGrid Help files\Dbghlp.exe

   \True DBGrid Standard - 16bit\Tdbgs16.exe

   \True DBGrid Standard - 16bit\Tdbgsx16.exe

   \True DBGrid Standard - 32bit\Tdbgs32.exe

   \True DBGrid Standard - 32bit\Tdbgsx32.exe

The default location for these files is

\Software\Apex DBGrid\Apex DBGrid from 4th Edition\<folder name>

where <folder name> is the folder listed above with the file name.

NOTE: The folder structure will differ slightly depending on which edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server you have.

CAUSE

Microsoft and Network Associates Software have confirmed that this error message is false. There is no trojan horse, virus, or other destructive code in these programs.

RESOLUTION

Network Associates, Inc. reports that this problem can be resolved by deleting the file Trojans.dat which installs with VirusScan. By default, this file is located at:

C:\Program Files\Network Associates\NetShield NT\Trojans.dat

After this file is deleted and VirusScan is restarted, the false positive will no longer occur.

MORE INFORMATION

Network Associates has repackaged this product to eliminate this problem. For more information about Network Associates, Inc., the McAfee Virus Research Department, and other virus information, access the Network Associates web site at http://www.nai.com/vinfo/.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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