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From: jln@accuvax.nwu.edu (John Norstad)
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Subject: Don't Use Eradicator! 1.0 INIT
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Date: 9 Dec 89 15:37:28 GMT
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I've already posted this information in another thread, but I wanted to
also post it as a separate message with its own title to make sure people
see it.

We have received two reports of serious problems with version 1.0 of
the Eradicator! INIT that I posted a few days ago.  We recommend that you
do not use it.

The Eradicator! INIT was written by three programmers in Belgium to detect
and remove the new WDEF virus.

We recieved source from the programmers in Belgium yesterday, and we are
working on developing a more reliable version of the INIT.

I apologize for posting what appears to be a buggy INIT - I tested it on
my Mac II, and it seemed to work perfectly, so I posted it right away.  This
was probably unwise, although I thought it was important to get it out as
soon as possible.

John Norstad        Northwestern University       jln@acns.nwu.edu