Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!att!chinet!mcdchg!ddsw1!corpane!disk!jcsewell From: jcsewell@disk.UUCP (Jim Sewell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Article on Datacrime virus Message-ID: <574@disk.UUCP> Date: 1 Oct 89 13:55:21 GMT References: <762@cbnewsj.ATT.COM> Reply-To: jcsewell@disk.UUCP (Jim Sewell) Organization: DISK, Louisville Ky Lines: 32 In article <762@cbnewsj.ATT.COM> drv@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (dennis.r.vogel) writes: >In article , BGU@NIHCU.BITNET ("Bruce Guthrie") writes: >> >> [Article on virus deleted] >> >As with all viruses, etc. that are triggered on a certain date, you >can attempt to flush them out by resetting the system date to the >suspected trigger date, Oct. 13 in this case. (A disk backup is >strongly suggested before doing this.) > >Depending on how long the virus takes to manifest itself after the >date, you can judge whether you have it or not. This might be >useful *before* sending someone $25. If you find you've got it, >then get the anti-viral program to determine which of your program(s) >are infected so you can remove them. Unfortunately you have missed the point of the virus checkers. Their MAIN function is not to rid a machine of a virus, but rather to detect and notify you of ANY virus that can be detected by that program. There are few programs designed to eliminate a virus; many more to notify you of their presence. There are as many as, I believe, 20 viruses that can be detected by some of the programs which is being updated daily as new information becomes available. The Virus checkers are nice things to have around running in the background. It is like wearing a facemask before going into a sick person's room rather than counting on medicine to cure you after you are infected. Later--> ============================================================================= J. C. Sewell jcsewell@disk " 1800 So. 2nd St jim@coplex Louisville KY 40208 jim@panthr (If I can ever find UUPC)