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In article <HARDIN.91Feb7171104@dino.cad.mcc.com> hardin@dino.cad.mcc.com 
(John Hardin) writes:

> I'm looking for an init that will scan (optionally) newly inserted
> floppies for virus much like SAM's (Symantec's Antivirus package).  I
> could just buy SAM, but it's about $70 and *all* I want out of the
> package is the floppy scanner (is it the *only* thing in the package?
> :-) and I'm *cheap*!  Does anyone know of a similar init that isn't so
> pricey?

Lot's of people think this a necessary feature for virus protection, but 
it isn't. 

I find automatic scans of newly inserted floppies incredibly intrusive and 
slow.  They drive me nuts.   I guess this makes novices feel all warm and 
safe, but it isn't necessary.

The main purpose of an anti-viral INIT is to detect and block all known 
viruses, notify you if any are detected, and completely prevent the 
viruses from spreading or causing any harm.

My Disinfectant INIT does just that, without doing any full scans of disks 
as they are inserted.  Instead, it catches each virus at it's initial 
point of attack.  It's tiny (< 6K), fast, completely unobtrusive, and it 
doesn't interfere with any installers, system software, or other programs. 
It does one thing and one thing only - it catches viruses.

Disinfectant is free, available from all good electronic sources for free 
and shareware Mac software.

John Norstad
Academic Computing and Network Services
Northwestern University
jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu