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Article #26902Re: About this virus thing...
From: Barry Margolin
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 1988 23:32
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 1988 23:32
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In article <AWInlWy00XM3zxg0HU@andrew.cmu.edu> jv0l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Justin Chris Vallon) writes: >Seriously, what could a virus-killer do? I could see intercepting the >AddResource/ChangedResouce calls, and signal when something is being added >to the System resource file, but this doesn't get rid of already existing >viruses. I believe that this is what the Vaccine INIT does. No, it is not perfect, but it handles many of the more insidious virii. Just as there is no universal vaccine/drug in the medical world, it would be impossible to come up with universal computer virus protection. Infection of the system file is the worst kind of infection, because it spreads so quickly (you always use your system file). Barry Margolin Thinking Machines Corp. barmar@think.com uunet!think!barmar
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!ima!think!barmar From: barmar@think.COM (Barry Margolin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: About this virus thing... Message-ID: <18736@think.UUCP> Date: 1 Apr 88 23:32:41 GMT References: <AWInlWy00XM3zxg0HU@andrew.cmu.edu> Sender: usenet@think.UUCP Reply-To: barmar@fafnir.think.com.UUCP (Barry Margolin) Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA Lines: 18