C0195%UNIVSCVM.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU (Gregory E. Gilbert) (09/14/89)
If anyone has a list of currently known viruses for the Macintosh I would very much appreciate a copy. Thank you very much! Gregory E. Gilbert Academic Consultant University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina USA 29205 (803) 777-6015
C0195%UNIVSCVM.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU (Gregory E. Gilbert) (11/14/89)
After much scrutinization I ahave ammended the earlier Macintosh virus list
and came up with the following. Hope this helps.
Macintosh Viruses
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There are about six Macintosh viruses known at present (a list
of viruses and the years in which they first appeared can be seen
in the following table).
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Virus Strains Clones
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MacMag(December 1987)**
Dukakis(Early 1988?)****
nVir(Early 1988)
nVir A(?)
nVir B(?)
Hpat(Late 1988)
AIDS(Late 1988)
MEV#(March 1989)
nFLU(August 1989)
Scores(Spring 1988)***
INIT 29(Late 1988)*
ANTI(Early 1989)
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* - also known as the Drew Virus, Brandow Virus, and the
Peace Virus
** - also known as the NASA virus
*** - also known as the San Jose Flu
**** - can only infect HYPERCARD Stacks!
Gregory E. Gilbert
Computer Services Division
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina USA 29208
(803) 777-6015
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