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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
Subject: Re: Hard Disk "Gatekeeper"
Message-ID: <1991Apr20.040324.4494@ecst.csuchico.edu>
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Date: Sat, 20 Apr 91 04:03:24 GMT

In article <1991Apr19.203011.5337@riacs.edu> glennd@athena.arc.nasa.gov (Glenn Deardorff - GDP) writes:
>I've heard of a utility that warns you about unauthorized access
>attempts to your hard disk (like with viruses, etc.).  Does anyone know
>what this is called and if its in the Atari archive sites?

Check out HOSPITAL, AZT or AZTA, VKILL381 (Virus Killer 3.81).  These are
virus checker programs, each are a little different in their functions.  I
don't know about one that checks for general unauthorized access (other
than for viruses), but there are ones that will lock out a user from
accessing a drive.  One is the shareware version of Quick Lock (which is
now a part of the commercial Quick Tools) and there's also a desk 
accessory by Tim Purves I believe called Protector or something, which
does the same as Quick Lock.

On a related note, I've heard that it's difficult or 'impossible' to get a
virus on an ST hard disk, like the floppy boot sector type, because of the
way the ST and hard drive communicate or something.  Is this true?

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