Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!ox.com!emv From: jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Norstad) Newsgroups: comp.archives Subject: [mac-announce] Disinfectant 2.4 Announcement Message-ID: <1990Dec6.053659.3791@ox.com> Date: 6 Dec 90 05:36:59 GMT References: <9012031847.AA27086@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> Sender: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) Reply-To: jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Norstad) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.announce Organization: (none) Lines: 62 Approved: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) X-Original-Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.announce Archive-name: mac/virus/disinfectant/1990-12-03 Archive: acns.nwu.edu:/pub/disinfectant [129.105.49.1] Original-posting-by: jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Norstad) Original-subject: Disinfectant 2.4 Announcement Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) Disinfectant 2.4 ================ December 3, 1990 Disinfectant 2.4 is a new release of our free Macintosh anti-viral utility. Version 2.4 detects the new B strain of the ZUC virus, recently discovered in Italy. There are several other minor changes to version 2.4. See the "Version History" section of the 2.4 online manual for details. The Disinfectant sample source code has also been updated to version 2.4. Disinfectant 2.4 is available now via anonymous FTP from sites ACNS.NWU.EDU [129.105.49.1] (in directory pub/disinfectant) and RASCAL.ICS.UTEXAS.EDU [128.83.138.20] (in directory mac/NEW-in-9012{ It will also soon be available on SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU, comp.binaries.mac, America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, BIX, MacNet, Calvacom, AppleLink, and other popular sources of free and shareware software. Macintosh users who do not have access to electronic sources of free and shareware software may obtain a copy of Disinfectant by sending a self- addressed stamped envelope and an 800K floppy disk to the author at the address given below. People outside the US may send an international postal reply coupon instead of US stamps (available from any post office). Please use sturdy envelopes, preferably cardboard disk mailers. People in Western Europe may obtain a copy of the latest version of Disinfectant by sending a self-addressed disk mailer and an 800K floppy disk to macclub benelux. Stamps are not required. The address is: macclub benelux Disinfectant Update Wirtzfeld Valley 140 B-4761 Bullingen Belgium John Norstad Academic Computing and Network Services Northwestern University 2129 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 USA Internet: jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu Bitnet: jln@nuacc America Online: JNorstad CompuServe: 76666,573 AppleLink: A0173 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com