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From: dent@unocss.UUCP (Dave Caplinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Mac Viruses: How long before...?
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Date: 11 Mar 89 16:05:28 GMT
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From article <1551@etive.ed.ac.uk>, by nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell):
> ...
>    Earlier this week, we were hit by nVIR strain B. I spotted it on
> ...

How do you tell the difference between the various strains of nVIR?

About two weeks ago, we were hit with nVIR, and I took care of it by using
AntiPan and KillVirusINIT (which I downloaded from simtel20..).  Now it's
pretty much gone, but I'm curious.  Without the aid of a disassembler, etc,
(although i have RedEdit, which is how I was sure it was nVIR), how can one
tell the difference betwee the various nVIR strains (and more importantly)
what are their functional differences?  (Some beep, some "Don't Panic" via
MacinTalk, etc..)


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