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Article #9218Re: I'm not sure I believe this. (was Re: New WDEF Virus)
From: 6600pete
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1989 18:26
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1989 18:26
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From article <1501@rodan.acs.syr.edu>, by wwtaroli@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Bill Taroli): > if this WDEF does have code in it that's installing resources into > the Desktop then why are the virus detection programs (like GateKeeper) not > able to catch it? Because they don't watch the Desktop file. > one thing that people who seem to be very knowledgable > about this virus have said next to nothing about how it actually gets in, Yes, the people who know about the internal workings of the virus would rather post those workings to give other virus vandals a chance to write better viruses rather than spending their time on programs to kill the virus. Yeah, the whole thing is a hoax, you're right. What are you thinking? > why (again) this would make it more difficult to find than say nVIR... It's not. It's easy to find. With ResEdit. Read the postings from Norstad headed "Don't Use Eradicator! 1.0 INIT" and a followup from him to this thread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pete Gontier | InterNet: 6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu, BitNet: 6600pete@ucsbuxa Editor, Macker | Online Macintosh Programming Journal; mail for subscription Hire this kid | Mac, DOS, C, Pascal, asm, excellent communication skills
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!hub!6600pete From: 6600pete@hub.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: I'm not sure I believe this. (was Re: New WDEF Virus) Message-ID: <3277@hub.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 89 18:26:17 GMT References: <1501@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Sender: news@hub.UUCP Lines: 25