Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!crackers!m2c!wpi!jayg From: jayg@wpi.wpi.edu (Jay Giurleo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Virus s/w for apple2's Message-ID: <13345@wpi.wpi.edu> Date: 8 Jun 90 02:33:42 GMT References: <1106@manta.NOSC.MIL> <98869@tiger.oxy.edu> <1429@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> Reply-To: jayg@wpi.wpi.edu (Jay Giurleo) Distribution: usa Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA Lines: 15 In article <1429@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes: > Isn't downloading a program to check for virus's a little counter >productive? I can't think of a better place to hide one. Well... I suppose you must assume that the people responsible for the system you downloaded the program from were adept at their job... you could also download TWO different virus detecting programs.. and see if one detected a virus in the other. -- . . . ------ Jay Giurleo ------ Internet: jayg@wpi.wpi.edu ----- AOL: JayG117 -----