Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: dennisp@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Viral or other problem? (Mac) Message-ID: <0004.9105081310.AA02449@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 8 May 91 10:38:57 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 17 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu I don't know if my problem is virus-related or not, but I've been trying other methods of eliminating the problem with no results. Here is my problem: I have a MacIIfx and a Mac IIci in my lab. Both are using System 6.0.7, which came with the hardware. Since installation, both Macs have had problems opening Superpaint 1.1MS, MacDrawII, and MacPaint. I get messages stating either that the document type is unknown (the documents were created with resident applications on an older machine!) or there is not enough memory to open the document (one of the machines has 8 Meg on it!) My local Apple techie has told me to remove 6.0.7 and install 6.0.5 to correct the problem (seems that 6.0.7 and certain Mac models have problems?). I did what he suggested, but the problem persists. I have scanned the hard disks on both machines with Disinfectant 2.4, but have found no viral infections. Is what I've got a viral problem, a system problem, a hardware problem? Granted, this is a viral board, but if I can be told it is a virus, perhaps I can isolate what the real problem is. Thanks in advance. Dennis Perzanowski