ins_adjb@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Daniel Jay Barrett) (02/17/89)
I have discovered a bug in VirusX 3.10. It causes VirusX to stop responding to everything, though its window remains on the screen. Here is how to duplicate it: (0) Reboot (if desired) so you know your machine is clean. (1) From the CLI, invoke VirusX by typing "VirusX". The VirusX window appears at the top of your screen. (2) Click on the VirusX window to activate it. (3) [Do this QUICKLY!] Type "i", and immediately click on (and activate) the CLI window before VirusX has a chance to put up its "info" window. (4) VirusX puts up its "info" window, but it is BLANK. VirusX now no longer responds to anything you do. You can't even kill it by clicking on its close gadget. I suspect that the program is looping infinitely in the "WaitForNewSize()" routine, waiting for a message that will never come. -- Dan Barrett ins_adjb@jhunix.UUCP UUCP barrett@cs.jhu.edu (128.220.13.4) ARPA Dept. of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218
sam20285@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (02/19/89)
I have also noticed that VirusX3.10 will not flag non-standard boot block. This problem did not occur with earlier version of VirusX. Any suggestions? I will admit that I have not investigated this problem furthur ... so this may have been a once-in-a-lifetime occurance. Anyone else notice this? Steve March ---------------------------------- march@uiucmath.math.uiuc.edu sam20285@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) (02/20/89)
Steve Tibbett posted VirusX 3.2 (which now handles SIXTEEN different
viruses....{{{sigh}}}}) to People/Link tonite. I gave him the net
message indicating a bug in 3.10 and he said "I'll fix it in 3.2."
Look for 3.2 to propogate out to the world via the usual channels.
Harv Laser, Sysop, The People/Link AmigaZone. Plink: CBM*HARV
UUCP: {ames!elroy, <backbone>}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser
INET: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com
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