C0195@UNIVSCVM.BITNET (Gregory E. Gilbert) (05/31/90)
Well, I thought it time again to get this (comprehensive?) list of
Macintosh viruses reviewed. If any one has any comments or suggestions
please feel free to contact me. I *DO NOT* want to fan the flames of ....
VIRUS MANIA!!!!!!!!!
Thanks much.
GEG
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Known Macintosh Viruses
There are about seven Macintosh viruses known at present; a list of
viruses and the month and year in which they first appeared can be
seen in the following table.
Comments, suggestions, corrections, etc .... are
requested and may be sent to:
Gregory E. Gilbert (Greg)
C0195@UNIVSCVM.BITNET
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Virus Strains Clones
- ----- ------- ------
MacMag(12/87)*
Dukakis(Early 1988?)**
Scores(Fall 1987)&
nVir
nVir A(?)&&
nVir B(12/87) Hpat(12/88)
AIDS(3/89)
MEV#(4/89)
nFLU(8/89)
Jude(11/89)
INIT 29(12/88)
ANTI(2/89)
WDef(12/89)#
WDef A(12/89)
WDef B(12/89)
SNEAK(Spring 1990)@
ZUC(3/90)
MDef(5/90)##
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* - also known as the Drew Virus, Brandow Virus,
and the Peace Virus
** - can only infect HYPERCARD Stacks
& - also known as the NASA Virus and the
San Jose Flu
&& - it has been hypothesized that nVir A is
a strain of nVir B
# - ONLY infects the DeskTop file
## - also known as the "Garfield" virus
@ - There is wide suspicion that this is not really a
virus.
Greg.
Postal address: Gregory E. Gilbert
Computer Services Division
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina USA 29208
(803) 777-6015