Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: billj@uop.uop.edu (Snugglupagus) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: help with mac "virus"? (Mac) Message-ID: <0010.9105061316.AA01852@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 5 May 91 04:44:21 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 25 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu recently, we've come across a problem with one of the macs in our lab. we really don't know if it's a virus or not, but it does act something like one. anyway, here are the symptoms: - - the mac has a 40 meg hard disk - - there is only about 16 meg of software installed - - both the finder and mactools report 38 meg used, 2 meg free - - disinfectant can't find anything, and neither can virus detective - - there are no hidden files anywhere on the disk (if there are, neither mactools nor resedit can find them) - - the "virus" hasn't spread to any of our other macs what we really want to know is: is this some sort of new virus, or is our mac just confused? thanks in advance, snugglupagus - -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Steppin' on toes is a common routine | Send email/flames to: Sneakin' up from behind | billj@uop.edu You won't get anywhere |----------------------------------- Dancin' out of time" - Deborah Gibson | Disclaimer: It's all mine! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=