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Article #27518Re: StuffIt a Virus ?
From: Ken Wallich
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1988 19:13
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1988 19:13
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In article <350@matr-a.UUCP> ken@matr-a.UUCP (Ken Farnen) writes: >I have just read a short piece in a UK computer paper about viruses in general. > >There was what ammounted to a 'throwaway' comment that the Mac community was >heavily infected by the 'Stuff It' virus. > >If not, does anyone know how such a misunderstanding could arise ? > no, No, NO! Stuffit is nothing resembling a virus. Geesh, some idiot who writes (ha!) for a *UK* computer rag says something stupid, and folks get worried. Now uniformed folks are gonna think whenever their machine does something strange that it must have been that "stuffit virus" again. Stuffif is a great utility and does lots of great things. Let's not go dragging it's name through the mud. Some people are just too paranoid for their own good (like me :-). ---- Ken Wallich *If anyone wants my opinions, they can have them* Consultant kmw@ardent DCI hplabs!ardent!kmw
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!mordor!sri-spam!ames!amdahl!dlb!ardent!kmw From: kmw@ardent.UUCP (Ken Wallich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: StuffIt a Virus ? Message-ID: <355@ardent.UUCP> Date: 26 Apr 88 19:13:01 GMT References: <350@matr-a.UUCP> Reply-To: kmw@ardent.UUCP (Ken Wallich) Organization: Ardent Computer Lines: 24 Keywords: Trojan Horse Stuff It