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Article #44086Re: WDEF and Desktop Manager (was Re: WDEF virus: Am I immune?
From: Russ Armadillo Coffman
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1989 23:31
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1989 23:31
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Brian Kendig: > WDEF probably will infect a 'dormant' Desktop file, but since the file > is never opened, the Mac will never access the WDEF resource in that > file, so it should not spread. I agree. I run Desktop Manager on my aging ol' Plus with an 80 MB HD. Sure helps when you add a new file with a bundle. What I keep forgetting, however, is that every time I boot from a floppy for some reason, the Desktop file gets rebuilt on the HD. Desktop Manager users should keep this in mind. I always delete the Desktop file after rebooting to save over 100K disk space, but now it's important to do so, I'd guess, as a previously dormant, but infected, Desktop file would immediately infect the floppy you booted from, no? Si? -Russ
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Armadillo From: Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: WDEF and Desktop Manager (was Re: WDEF virus: Am I immune? Message-ID: <25144@cup.portal.com> Date: 17 Dec 89 23:31:27 GMT References: <4249@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <1989Dec15.154814.23071@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <12230@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 14