Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!chow
From: chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Might & Magic II (virus warning)
Message-ID: <10514@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 8 Jul 90 21:48:24 GMT
Reply-To: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Today, I went out and purchased a copy of Might and Magic II.  The game
comes packaged in two disk, a Program disk and a Data disk.  Both were
shipped so they are write enabled.  After making them write protected, I
first inserted the program disk.  Gatekeeper/Gatekeeper Aid advised me that
the Program disk was infected with the WDEF A virus, and ejected the disk.
I then un- write protected the disk and reinserted it, at which point
Gatekeeper removed the WDEF virus from the Program disk's desktop file.

After copying over files from both disks, I attempted to start M&M II from
my hard disk, but I immediately got a -199 error (resource map inconsistent
with operation).  Further examination of the file by Resedit yeilded the
same result.  MacNosy was unable to find any CODE resources in the 'Might
and Magic (R) II' file.  The files 'MM2 Data' and 'Master Roster' appears to
be okay.

Configuration:
	Mac II, 5 Mb RAM, 170 Mb quantum drive, Eham 19' mono screen (main), 
	Applecolor 13' (8-bit color mode), System Software 6.0.5.  Gatekeeper
	and Gatekeeper Aid both at version 1.1.1.



*** QUESTIONS ***

1.  Does anyone know what's going on?  These errors occur with and without
    Multifinder, extraneous inits, 32-bit QD, Macsbugs, etc.

2.  Can someone else confirm the existence (or lack of) of the WDEF A virus 
    being on the distribution's Program disk?

3.  In my package, the registration card was titled 'Might and Magic', not
    'Might and Magic II'.  Is this an error on New World Computing's part,
    or is this normal?

4.  M&M II owners (especially those with Mac II's) please tell me about your
    experiences.


Christopher Chow
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