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From: swsh@ellis.uchicago.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
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Subject: Re: MacSE, keeping out viruses
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Date: 11 Feb 91 21:25:18 GMT
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In article <58898@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> seanhull@acsu.buffalo.edu
(Sean P. Hull) writes:

>     I have a MAC SE, with 20Meg harddrive.  It is running SAM
>intercept, which catches some kinds of viruses, but not all.  Recently
>the harddrive became infected again, by some unknown user.  

Either you haven't updated your copy of SAM, or something is wrong
with the way you have it configured.  SAM should be able to guard
against all known viruses (and in some cases, unknown ones).  

If there are viruses that have been discovered since you got SAM,
Symantec should have sent you a virus update card (provided, of
course, that you registered your copy of SAM), with instructions for
updating SAM.  If you're not getting the update cards, call Symantec's
customer service, 800-441-7234 or 408-252-3570.  The new virus
definitions are also available by calling Symantec's Virus Newsline,
408-255-8744 (available in North America only; note that this a voice
line, not a data line), and on AppleLink in Third Party
Connection:Software Updates:Symantec:SAM Updates.  As new viruses are
discovered, their definitions are also posted to comp.virus (and
comp.sys.mac.announce, I think) by Paul Cozza, SAM's author.

You (or your department) paid a non-negligible amount of money for
SAM.  It should be able to do what you say you need without crippling
your machine as you propose.  It just takes a teensy bit of effort on
your part to keep current.

Disclaimer:  My only connection with Symantec is as a customer.
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