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Subject: Re: Floppy virus scanner like SAM's?
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In article <1991Feb8.213450.23668@macc.wisc.edu> keir@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Rick Keir, MACC) writes:
>I just wanted to confirm 2 things John Norstad said, since he's
>the author of Disinfectant and the suspicious might not believe
>him.
>
>(1)  Checking floppies is intrusive:  we have SAM here, and
>     put it on a few public machines as an experiment.  The
>     staff don't usually use these machines (they are demo
>     and consulting units);  even so, the *staff* couldn't
>     stand the constant hassle of the check.  I don't want
>     to think about what our customers felt.
>
>(2)  He claimed that his INIT doesn't interfere with anything
>     else.  I think Disinfectant is the most compatible program
>     I've ever had to work with, and I speak as one who, 5-6
>     times a week, has a conversation that starts with "Try
>     removing all INITs from your System Folder".
>
>Disinfectant is great!  

For some reason, I ended up with two legitimate copies of SAM. I sold one
and gave the other to a friend :)

Disinfectant is *THE* premier anti-viral util, although I am waiting eagerly
for Chris Johnson's Gatekeeper 2.0. On that note, I do also recommend his
Gatekeeper Aid INIT, which removes naughty viruses using the desktop file
as their ride.

My solution? Put both INITs into your System Folder: Disinfectant and GK Aid.
Don't leave home without it! :) Even John Norstad agrees the two are really
complementary (don't you, John?).

Norton