Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: LEAVITDG@snyplava.bitnet Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Mac virus question (relayed) (Mac) Message-ID: <0003.9104091351.AA04984@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 6 Apr 91 14:11:00 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 29 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu Date sent: 6-APR-1991 09:08:52 a friend of mine has asked a question regarding a mac virus. I do not use the mac and know very little about it. I will relay an answer if anyone has one. (my friend is on amateur packet radio, and does not have access to bitnet) --------original msg----------------------- >Date: 05 Apr 91 17:37:52 EST (Fri) >From: ka2bqe@ka2bqe.#nwvt.vt.usa.na (Brian Riley) >To: n2ixl@kd2aj.#nny.ny.usa.na >Subject: mac virus > >Daryll, had troubles with a Mac VIRUS over at Smuggs. Could you see if what >nfo you can find on BitNet on the mac Virus known as "nVIR B" . I have >removed it from 3 machines so far - it came to us apparently tucked into >a copy of STUFFIT whihc is kind of PKZIP for Mac's. I am not sure how >far it has spread on the mountain yet but want to get a handle on its >potential for trouble .. ie.e is itw orth panicking the place and cleaning >house or is it sufficiently harmelss that I can quietly take two weeks >going from machine to machine and clean it out. > tnx for any help you can get me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darrell G. Leavitt SUNY Empire State College (ESC) ESC VAX: DLEAVITT 403 Sibley Hall SUNYNET: SESCVA::DLEAVITT Plattsburgh, New York, 12901 INTERNET: LEAVITDG@SPLAVA.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU PHONE : (518) 564-2837 AMATEUR BitNet : LEAVITDG@SNYPLAVA PACKET: N2IXL @ KD2AJ.NY.USA.NA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~