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From: rht@smsdpg.uu.net (Randy Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Eradicator! INIT for WDEF Virus
Message-ID: <419@smsdpg.uu.net>
Date: 11 Dec 89 16:00:21 GMT
References: <1922@accuvax.nwu.edu>
Organization: SMS Data Products Group, Reston VA
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From article <1922@accuvax.nwu.edu>, by jln@accuvax.nwu.edu (John Norstad):
> Attached is an INIT named Eradicator! that will dectect and eliminate
> the new WDEF virus.  It was written by three programmers in Belgium,
> Guy Fiems, Riccardo Ettore, and Luc Wets.
> [deleted] 
> The INIT examines every disk when it is mounted and checks for the 
> WDEF virus.  If the virus is detected, the INIT beeps three times,
> flashes the menu bar, and removes the virus.
> [deleted] 

John mentions Eradicator's ability to detect and repair WDEF infections
on floppies, but will this init also work on the hard disk at boot time?
I presume that it will, but...

Many thanks!
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