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From an article of late from John Norstad:
 
>> I was planning to do an ambitious new version 3.0 of Disinfectant with all
>> sorts of new features to take advantage of System 7. I even made the
>> horrible mistake of describing it and promising to release it publicly.
>> Unfortunately, over a year ago, when I was about half way through the
>> project, I ran out of steam. Since then, I have lost interest in viruses
>> and Disinfectant and moved on to other projects (mostly networking stuff).
 
I think it's unfortunate that a program like Disinfectant has to evolve,
but barring the immediate halt of virus development, We will still need
John and Disinfectant. I thank you for always providing new releases
within days of viral discoveries and the occasional bug fix when needed.
Even though I would rather have no new viruses, I can take comfort in
knowing that our Macs are safe with a fresh copy of Disinfectant in the
"Utils" folder.
Plus, to provide this level of support while receiving no direct compensation
is nothing short of generous.
 
>> Right now, I'm keeping Disinfectant updated as new viruses appear, but
>> that's all.
>>
>> I don't know when or even if I will ever get back to work on version 3.0.
>> The project is about as dead as it can get right now.
 
>> Note that when and if the next virus appears, Disinfectant's version number
>> will increase to 3.0. Apple's version numbering scheme doesn't permit
>> mutiple digits after the decimal point, so I can't go to v2.10. This will
>> probably cause all sorts of confusion, since people will think that is the
>> big new version with all the new features I was promising a year ago. Sigh.
 
I'm not sure what Disinfectant lacks that would need to go into Version 3
besides maybe an Apple Event here-and-there. The interface is clean and
effective. It effectively detects and removes viruses. Baloon Help
might be nice, but not essential, since the program is thouroughly documented
in the manual. Disinfectant is a plain-and-simple solution to the virus
problem. If somebody wants fancy-pants protection, they can order that
new Virex 4.0.
 
Thanks again, John...
 
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