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From: MAIMER@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Big fish man on hippocampus)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Desktop Manager for WDEF/CDEF (Mac)
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Date: 25 Aug 90 22:56:00 GMT
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What an idea... maybe.

In order to avoid the CDEF and WDEF viruses, won't the Desktop Manager
work?  By removing the Desktop file, they won't be able to infect that
file.  Also, this is, I believe, shipped with new Mac systems.  I
understand that the Desktop Manager and its cohorts, Desktop DB and
Desktop DF, are more efficient than the old Desktop.

The "Desktop" is not recreated if you "rebuild the Desktop" after the
Desktop Manager is installed.  (I don't know if the Desktop is removed
when it is "rebuilt;" I just removed mine by hand.)  I guess it updates
the DB and DF files.

When I installed the DT Manager, documents weren't finding their
creator until I rebuilt the desktop, but I haven't had any problems
since.

Let me/us know if there would be any problems with this.

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