Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!philmtl!philabs!ttidca!woodside
From: woodside@ttidca.TTI.COM (George Woodside)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Virus on the ST
Message-ID: <11368@ttidca.TTI.COM>
Date: 26 Mar 90 15:09:41 GMT
References: <9003250646.AA11299@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: woodside@ttidcb.tti.com (George Woodside)
Organization: Citicorp/TTI, Santa Monica
Lines: 36

In article <9003250646.AA11299@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) writes:
>I hope I got the plural of virus right!!  ;->
>
>After having to deal with an outbreak of the "Stoned" virus on several of 
>our PC's, I wish to clarify some things that I have heard about the virus
>situation on the ST (this could be out of date).  Is it still true that:
>
>       1.  No known virus on the ST infects or otherwise screws up a 
>           fixed (hard) disk.
>
>       2.  No known virus on the ST attaches itself to other files, as 
>           opposed to the standard bootsector method.
>
>I am getting ready to gear up for a hard drive, and I want to know these 
>things before I start throwing all my stuff on it (some of it european).

This depends upon where you are, and where the software you will be using
has come from. 

Here in the USA, to my knowledge, both statements are true so long as
you realize that by the time you read this, things may have changed.

Since you mention that some of the software you will be loading to
your hard disk has originated in Europe, neither statement is absolutely
true.

I've heard of, but not received samples of, both link and hard drive
attacking viruses in Europe. Until I have something concrete to base
any opinions on, all I can say is that the possibility exists, and that
you should proceed with caution.


-- 
* George R. Woodside - Citicorp/TTI - Santa Monica, CA *
* Path:       woodside@ttidca                          *
*   or:       ..!{philabs|csun|psivax}!ttidca!woodside *