Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: ebates@madvax.uop.edu Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: Questions about "Disinfectant" (Mac). Message-ID: <0006.9106121957.AA12675@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 11 Jun 91 19:36:40 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 46 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu firmiss@cae.wisc.edu writes: >I've been using Disinfectant since version 1.6 and I've had a few >questions I've wanted to ask for quite a while. > >1. I believe since version 2.0, Disinfectant had the ability to install > a protection INIT. The thing is only 5k... What does it DO?... > Does it just give a warning if something is being infected? > What does it look for? I'm not John Norstadt, but I have seen the INIT function when I tried to run an infected program. It displayed a dialog box stating that the application was infected and that I should run Disinfectant to get rid of the virus. The application never was started and it went back to the Finder. >2. I remember hearing that using Disinfectant AND the old virus protection > CDEV(?) "Vaccine (TM) 1.0.1" was a bad idea (Vaccine somehow rendered the > Disinfectant INIT useless or something to that effect). > Is it also a good idea to remove the INITs "KillVirus" (Icon is a > needle with the word nVIR next to it). and "Kill WDEF - virus INIT" > (Icon is just a standard document icon)? I know these are pretty old > too. (at least I don't have "Ferret" and "Kill Scores" and those other > related relics) I have not experienced these problems. The only virus protection/eradication we use in our student labs is Disinfectant 2.4 (and INIT) and Gatekeeper Aid 1.1. Gatekeeper Aid automatically removes WDEF A. >2a. Almost forgot... What about "SAM (TM) Intercept" INIT... I know it's > newer but do "SAM" and "Disinfectant" interfere with each other? I have had no problems with Disinfectant and Gatekeeper Aid, and see no reason to go through the expense of SAM with all of this good, FREE stuff. > >My current version of Disinfectant is 2.4... Is this the most current >one? I've had it for about 6 months now. Yes, it's the most current version. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Edwin J. (Ed) Bates MADVAX Administrator/Postmaster Technical Support Specialist Internet: ebates@madvax.uop.edu Office of Information Technology AppleLink: U1441 University of the Pacific Telephone: (209) 946-2251 Stockton, CA 95211 Fax: (209) 946-2898