Re: Im not quite dead yet (re: nVIR infection)

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From: Greggy
Date: Wed, 24 May 1989 01:18

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In article <197@wehi.dn.mu.oz> jon@wehi.dn.mu.oz (Jon Eaves) writes:
> 1) nVIR is NON-malicious. It only infects applications, the system and 
finder.
> 2) It will beep at you 1 time in 16, and if you have Macintalk say "Don't
>    Panic."

There are several strains of nVIR.  Relying on ANY virus to be 
non-malicious seems pretty foolhardy.


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