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Article #45330Re: Informational Solicitation (possible virus)
From: Ephraim Vishniac
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 16:42
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 16:42
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In article <1990Jan11.214724.10000@uncecs.edu> wmcb@ecsvax writes:
>Does anyone know if WDEF or another virus can cause the following
>scenario:
>GateKeeper vetos an attempt to add FKEY 0 resource to the Desktop
>file
>An FKEY is a curious choice for viral code...
An early version of FKEY Manager used "FKEY" as its signature. So,
its signature resource was FKEY 0, and the Finder would copy this to
the Desktop file when you installed the program. Since it wasn't
code, however, the result was a crash whenever you pressed
command-shift-0 with the Desktop file open. Later versions, of
course, used some different signature.
Have you received this program recently?
Ephraim Vishniac ephraim@think.com ThinkingCorp@applelink.apple.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!leander.think.com!ephraim From: ephraim@leander.think.com (Ephraim Vishniac) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Informational Solicitation (possible virus) Message-ID: <32837@news.Think.COM> Date: 12 Jan 90 16:42:55 GMT References: <1990Jan11.214724.10000@uncecs.edu> Sender: news@Think.COM Reply-To: ephraim@leander.think.com.UUCP (Ephraim Vishniac) Distribution: usa Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA Lines: 20