Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!bill From: bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: THIS VIRUS IS A CRISIS! Message-ID: <3111@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 88 18:20:04 GMT References: <2305@crash.cts.com> Reply-To: bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 18 In article <2305@crash.cts.com> amiguy@pnet01.cts.com (Sean Wolfe) writes: >"A little extra protection...." > A friend suggests putting "Install DF0:" in the startup sequence of >your important boot disks. Of course you have to leave them unprotected.... > I did this back when I was investigating the original SCA virus. Even if the virus is in memory and infects your disk the disk will be cleaned when startup-sequence executes. This way you know your disk will be clean when you power down. Just don't try it on any commercial products or games!!!! -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bill Koester (CATS) >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< Commodore International Ltd. UUCP ..{allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!bill PHONE (215) 431-9355