wade@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Wade Blomgren) (06/16/89)
In article <2278@ur-cc.UUCP>, jap2_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Joseph Poutre) writes: > I may have run into a new virus. When running Interferon 3.1 on our > harddrive and asking it to report anomalies it detected a type 003 > anomaly, the Sneak virus, in the Finder and the DA Handler. While it did Interferon 3.1 has known bugs. In particular, it reports so called "anomalies" with the wrong "number". A "Type 103 (003 ?) Anomaly" is not really a detection of Sneak. The key is the word "anomaly" - note that it is used in conjunction with result numbers 201-205 in the on line documentation. What you have "run into" is a misreported type 203 anomaly, namely "CODE resource in non-APPL file". The Finder, DA-Handler, and a number of other programs contain legitimate CODE resources. No virus. For your future scanning and disinfecting needs, my recommendation is that you obtain a copy of Disinfectant 1.1 by John Norstad. It is far more robust and complete than Interferon 3.1, and is available for free from a variety of sources. Wade Blomgren wade@sdacs.ucsd.edu