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From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252)
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Subject: VIRUS PREVENTION AND HELP FOR SPECTRE OWNERS
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Date: 13 Dec 89 15:44:44 GMT
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Hello all,

    Start the New Year out right, protect your Spectre software from
virus infection.  Yep, just like a real Mac, your ST can become infected
with real Mac virus critters.  As a side note, the ST has unique ability
to become infected with ST, IBM, and Mac virus varmits, all due to the
wonders of emulation.
    The following are available now from LISTSERV@RICE and the syntax
is for BitNet.  You'll need help for FTP syntax and other net syntax
which I know absolutely nothing.

    The following file names have a brief description.  Syntax follows
afterwards:

virus-detective-31a         -- Accessory.  User configurable resource string
                                           search.
disinfectant-14             -- Application.  THE BEST.  Searches for
                                             virus and kills it.
gatekeeper-111              -- INIT/CDEV.  Complex but is the best virus
                                           preventive.

    Keep Gatekeeper active during all sessions.  Check your disks and
partitions religiously with Disinfectant.  When a new virus arrives and
is announced on the nets, take the string information given and install
it on Virus Detective.  Check your disks then with Virus Detective.
    Disinfectant will normally be updated a few days later and sent to
the nets.  Terrible cycle, isn't it?  Now, aren't you glad that our OS
is in ROM?  Though we have our share of virus events, they are nothing
like they are in the other computer worlds.
    Virus Detective and Disinfectant are only a few days old at this
writing, that is, are the latest versions and have December dates.  GateKeeper
has a September date and is due to be updated shortly.  It is, however, the
BEST 'gatekeeper' in screening what is going on in your Spectre.  It will
prevent the virus from entering.  Disinfectant and Virus Detective can
only detect with Disinfectant being the only one able to clean things up.
Virus Detective can only clean out a new virus called WDEV.  Clear as mud?
Don't worry, just use these three and you'll be in great shape.
    Syntax listing:

$MACHARC GET virus/gatekeeper-111.hqx
$MACARCH GET virus/disinfectant-14.hqx
$MACARCH GET virus/virus-detective-31a.hqx

    All three available at LISTSERV@RICE.
    Special flash!!!!
    This is non-virus related....  Do you like and use the UIS II or other
GEM file selector box programs?  Do you wish the same can be had for your
Spectre?  Well, the following program can fulfill your wishes and MORE.
This is the latest and was just released to the nets:

$MACARCH GET cdev/boomerang-20b9.hqx

    This is a fantastic program and just like UIS II/III, something that
should have been burned in the OS ROMs.
    They keep coming in.  Here is another "required" program for your
ST Spectre.  Just released...  It is a replacement for the previous
version.  LAYOUT 1.9 will customize the fonts and placement for your
desktop.

$MACARCH GET util/layout-19.hqx

    These five programs would be a perfect stocking stuffer for
the new Spectre GCR gift.  Most have December release dates and will
offer the ultimate virus protection and will give more versatility
to your ST investment when running Spectre GCR.

Larry Rymal:  |East Texas Atari 68NNNers| <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>