XRJDM@SCFVM.GSFC.NASA.GOV (Joe McMahon) (06/05/90)
>I have had just the strangest thought about all of the commercial >products out there on the market that protect from viruses, for >example Symantec's Anti-Virus for the Macintosh -- a product that >"learns"... Two points: Deterction is the best solution to viruses. Find them and replace the programs if you want to be sure you're safe. Second, I know where SAM's author lives :-). Seriously, you've got to trust someone. Especially that if someone got caught doing that, I'm sure that there are plenty of existing laws they could be convicted under (extortion?). >Subject: Mac Happy Face turns into a Devil... (Mac) > >I just experimented with a public Mac which wasn't >working too well. When I watched it boot up, the usual >smiling Macintosh icon turned into a devil with horns, >fangs and a long tail. I checked it with Disinfectant 1.8 >and found nothing. Does the "Welcome to Macintosh" window appear afterward? If not, someone's probably put a startup screen in the System Folder. I just tried this - I got my Mac to stick out its tongue at me :-). --- Joe M.