DOCUMENT:Q102407  09-AUG-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Norton AV Finds "Unknown" Virus in NTDETECT.COM & PAGEFILE.SYS
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Norton Anti-Virus version 2.1 detects an "unknown" virus in the
NTDETECT.COM and PAGEFILE.SYS files.

CAUSE
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Norton Anti-Virus interprets NTDETECT.COM as an MS-DOS .COM file and
PAGEFILE.SYS as an MS-DOS device driver file. Since these
interpretations are incorrect, Norton Anti-Virus incorrectly reports
an "unknown" virus.

RESOLUTION
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You can ignore these messages.

Additional reference words: 3.10 low 64k memory antivirus anti virus
warning
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: mdos

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