Re: Antivirus listing

>From: "Slawek" <[email protected]>
> As far as I know there is an API built in Windows XP SP 2 that allows
> antivirus program to register itself. Windows warns user that sie should
> install an Antivirus software to protect the computer if no program
> registers itself as an antivirus software.
> 
> I don't know if all antivirus programs register themselves but I'd expect
> all current versions do that. I don't know if that'd be possible to read
> this information when running on other Windows version (some antivirus
> programs may check Windows version before registering). I don't know if
> you'd be able to check if antivirus database is up to date using this
> interface.

Wonderful. Any predictions of how long it will be before a virus uses
this to kill the anti-viral program?


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