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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
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Subject: Re: IIGS VIrus Detection Reprise
Keywords: Virus
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Date: 17 Oct 90 00:26:55 GMT
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In article <1760@dinl.mmc.UUCP> carnahan@inljeff.den.mmc.com (Rich Carnahan) writes:
>Some time ago I posted a note requesting information concerning
>virus detection S/W for the IIGS.  Amazingly enough, the only
>response I received was from someone asking me to pass along any
>information I obtained.  Now I'm relatively certain that some
>of you folks have indeed had experience with IIGS virus detection.
>Won't you please enlighten me?   

The Apple II series doesn't suffer from viruses (well, there are only
two that I have heard of- compare to OVER 40 for MS-DOS). Whether that's
because of OS design (no place in ProDOS to put one!) or because of the
attitudes of II programmers, I don't know.  I don't believe I've heard
of viruses on the Amiga, either (A friend of mine who's an Amiga hacker
has never said anything about them).

So, there are only one or two programs for virus detection for the GS.
They can be found on FTP sites everywhere. I don't know exact names...

>--------------> rich <-------------- (carnahan@inljeff.den.mmc.com)
>Martin Marietta Information Systems Group 

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