Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: plains!umn-cs!LOCAL!aslakson@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Aslakson) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: Disk Manager (PC) Message-ID: <0012.9008131823.AA10141@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 12 Aug 90 11:03:11 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 33 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu RADAI@HUJIVMS.BITNET (Y. Radai) writes: > Michael Greve wrote that his machines have become infected with the >4096 even though the hard disks are protected with Disk Manager. >Several people reacted by saying that Disk Manager is disk partition- >ing software, not anti-viral software. I was one. > Well, I don't think Michael is that far off. True, Disk Manager is >disk partitioning software. But it includes an option to make a par- >tition READ-ONLY. In principle, this should prevent infection of any >file on such a partition. Of course, since this is only software pro- >tection, it can probably be circumvented. But I think that it should >be effective against all current file viruses, including the 4096. >So if this option has actually been used on one of the partitions, >files *on that partition* should be protected against the 4096. At this point I would normally suggest that you call Ontrack and talk to them. However, given your location, I'm willing to call them for you with any specific questions. I'd like to point out first that even if you use READ-ONLY, it is designed for normal write operations, and a virus which ignore this will probably get around this. (I'll check if you ask me too). Second, if you use their software for a purpose it was never intended for (I did ask already) and you get surprised, don't even consider blaming anyone but yourself. Ontrack's Disk Manager is not virus protection software! I use McAfee's products, myself. Brian Aslakson - -- Macintosh related: mac-admin@cs.umn.edu All else: aslakson@cs.umn.edu