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From: flaps@dgp.toronto.edu (Alan J Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: new virus?
Summary: Old virus.  WDEF virus.
Message-ID: <1990Sep16.152548.13328@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Date: 16 Sep 90 19:25:48 GMT
References: <109816@tiger.oxy.edu>
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sonenbli@oxy.edu (Andrew D. Sonenblick) writes:
>Whenever text on my mac is printed to screen, if it is supposed to be
>outlined, it comes out extended, and underlined comes out condensed,
>and vice versa (extend becomes outlined...)

This sounds awfully like the WDEF virus; especially how you're saying that
rebuilding the desktop fixes the problem temporarily (probably until you
re-insert an infected floppy).

Please, do yourself and all neighbours a favour and get disinfectant 2.0 or 2.1
and install the disinfectant init.  This will tell you when any of the known
viruses come into contact with your system.  Running the disinfectant
application will allow you to remove them.

For WDEF, you may want to get the "eradicate 'em" init which actually kills all
wdef viruses within reach.

ajr