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From: hrlaser@crash.cts.com (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: VirusX 4.01?
Message-ID: <3907@crash.cts.com>
Date: 12 Aug 90 01:45:39 GMT
References: <1990Aug11.173405.6722@math.lsa.umich.edu>
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <1990Aug11.173405.6722@math.lsa.umich.edu> dbuchtal@math.lsa.umich.edu (Dave Buchthal) writes:
>I have seen what claims to be version 4.01 of VirusX.  It is
>distributed without any source code, which I find very unusual.
>Could someone who knows better please explain if this is for
>real or a hoax?
>
>Dave Buchthal

VirusX 4.01 is an "interim release" from Steve Tibbett. It is a
legitimate release providing the copy you acquire contains these two
files in these sizes with these names:

Listing of archive:  'dl:vx401.LZH'
Original Packed Ratio  Date     Time   Type  CRC  Name
-------- ------  --- -------- -------- ----- ---- ------------
   20892  11683  45% 07-14-90 12:56:32 -lh1- 2B8C virusx
    4481   2256  50% 07-14-90 12:50:36 -lh1- 4B05 release.note
-------- ------  ---
   25373  13939  46%       2 file(s)
Operation successful

source code was not included with this release.



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