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Printer Related Virus? (Mac)

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From: Peter Edward Popovich
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 1990 08:45
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I have now seen at least 3 notices regarding what people originally
thought was WDEF. ALL noted problems while printing. ALL noted that
the virus was NOT detected by virus-detecting programs that are fully
capable of detecting WDEF. I am left with one real thought: a new
virus?

I know nothing about Macintoshes. Our local power-users are infinitely
more familiar than I. However, it occurs to me that a resourceful
person could possibly create a PDEF virus (Assuming there is a PDEF to
infect.)  Could a TECHNICALLY-ORIENTED PROGRAMMER please check for me
to see if PDEF exists? If so, I suggest the probability that someone
has converted the WDEF idea into a PDEF.

Either way, could the people who reported the virus infections PLEASE
call one of the authors of the utilities they checked their computers
with? They can't write a checker for a virus they don't have.
(Then again, it's possible that the posters just didn't use the virus-
checkers correctly.)

Disclaimers apply, as always/No offense intended/Please read all replies
to this message that have been sent before replying.

Peter E. Popovich
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