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AppleShare and virus

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From: John Rocchio
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1989 18:10
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Here is some info I retrived from AppleLink:


AppleShare Security: How Secure Against Viruses Is It?
 
This article last reviewed: 23 March 1989
 
Q: How secure is AppleShare from viruses? Users recognize the threat to
   folders where others have write access and the ability to affect others
   using applications contained in those folders, but what about the Server
   Folder itself? Is the running of VACCINE on an AppleShare server
   indicated? Is there something better?  Is it possible to issue low-level
   I/O calls (PBWrite and lower?) to server volumes (bypassing any AppleShare
   built-in security) from other Macintosh systems on the network?
 
A: The AppleShare server folder itself is quite secure when the
   server is running. Is it not accessible by any system call, whether
   high-level or low-level. A virus would only be able to attack folders
   and files that it has access to. It is not necessary or recommended to
   install Vaccine in the Server folder on the AppleShare server. If the
   server is running at the Finder level, it is just as susceptible to
   viruses as any system.
 
Copyright 1989 Apple Computer, Inc. 

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