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From: ephraim@leander.think.com (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Informational Solicitation (possible virus)
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Date: 12 Jan 90 16:42:55 GMT
References: <1990Jan11.214724.10000@uncecs.edu>
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In article <1990Jan11.214724.10000@uncecs.edu> wmcb@ecsvax writes:
>Does anyone know if WDEF or another virus can cause the following
>scenario:
>GateKeeper vetos an attempt to add FKEY 0 resource to the Desktop
>file

>An FKEY is a curious choice for viral code...

An early version of FKEY Manager used "FKEY" as its signature.  So,
its signature resource was FKEY 0, and the Finder would copy this to
the Desktop file when you installed the program.  Since it wasn't
code, however, the result was a crash whenever you pressed
command-shift-0 with the Desktop file open.  Later versions, of
course, used some different signature. 

Have you received this program recently?
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