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From: ccspad@gdt.bath.ac.uk (P A Dale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Unknown residents (virus?)
Keywords: Residents Virus virus
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.091133.1684@gdt.bath.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Jun 91 09:11:33 GMT
Sender: ccspad@gdt.bath.ac.uk (P A Dale)
Organization: Bath University Computing Services, UK
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A friend of mine who also has an A590 put me onto this one.

He was checking out the residents list using ARTM (PAL version)
and noticed two unattributed residents (marked unknown rather than
say a library). I checked my list as well and sure enough there
they were. The first has the name <something>hookMJ, with the MJ in reverse
video and is at a priority of 5. The "hook" part makes me nervous. Then down
at the bottom of the list is "strap" and a priority of -60!

I've checked out memory with virusx4.01, kdviii and run the latest virus_checker
on my HD and no viruses have been found. I'm careful when it comes to these
things (my paranoia knows no bounds as I even check DOS disks which are
game originals like Railroad Tycoon and Warlords :-). Please could a
knowledgable soul set my mind to rest and explain what residents I should
typically see. 

Both of us run A590s off A500s using the ARP library and commands.
I've checked the task list and it *looks* o.k. The Cool capture vectors
etc. are clear. Do I need a soft couch and a sympathetic ear (doctor, these
viruses are getting me down :-) ?

Ta,
Paul