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From: hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Vaccine seems disabled (BY A VIRUS?)
Message-ID: <8804111443.AA03949@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 11 Apr 88 14:43:46 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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Hello,
 
Yes, I have been having troubles with Viruses too.  I installed Vaccine
and rebooted and sure enough it DID come up and say that something was
trying to write a nVIR resource to my system file.  I told it to DENY 
access and it seemed to work, but now, NOTHING since that first message
has ever come from Vaccine!!  As others have mentioned, I have tried to
add resources to the SYSTEM file and actually modified stuff in the
system file using resedit.  I also have tried LS 'C' and actually let
something infect my system with the nVIR stuff.  Vaccine has never
complained (since that very first message).  Is it possible that Vaccine
has been infected??
 
Next I will try to move a new copy of Vaccine to my system folder and reboot..
Som, you may not be as safe as you thought!!!
 
Phil Hunt