Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: cos@lclark.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: New mac virus? (Mac) Message-ID: <0009.9007301317.AA00380@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 26 Jul 90 20:49:36 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 28 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu I've been doing general disk repairs and virus work around here, and I've come across a problem with one of the disks. Following standard procedure, I bit-copied it onto another (blank) disk, and worked from that disk. As a result: My MacII bombed three times and the hard disk started skipping like a bad record (This could be a problem with the hard disk, and unrelated to viruses). The disturbing part is the copy which I was working on. Although it has been scanned by Disinfectant 2.0, Virex Init v. 1.7, SAM virus clinic, and Virex 2.7.1, none of them has detected either viruses or trojan horses or any sort of foul play. The catcher is this: although the disk is physically unlocked, it is marked "locked" under the info box, and cannot be modified or unlocked. So far, the only program which has made a difference has been Mactools, which registered the disk as unlocked. I'm going to work on it from there, but I would greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions. Thanks. John Costello cos@lclark.uucp Academic Computing Services Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR 97219 My opinions have been backed up onto disk and stored in the bottom of a closet in the basement of my friends house, which just burned down . . . and do not reflect the opinions (if they exist) of this college (if it exists)..