[bit.listserv.pacs-l] This Weeks Virus News

LBA002@PRIME-A.TEES-POLY.AC.UK (02/12/90)

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This week's virus news abstracted from VIRUS-L and VALERT-L.

WDEF continues to spread - Connecticut College, Univ of Miami
Humber College in Toronto, Carnegie Mellon University, Smith
College Mass, James Madison Univ, Grinnell Iowa. (WDEF is a Macintosh virus.)

Two new viruses for the Mac - 4096, 1260. Very complex and sophisticated.
For more info contact Alan_J_Roberts@cup.portal.com

Disinfectant 1.6 is now available via anonymous FTP from site
acns.nwu.edu [129.105.49.1] will also be available soon on sumex-aim,
rascal, comp.binaries.mac, Compuserve, Genie, Delphi, BIX, Macnet,
America Online, Calvacom, Applelink etc.

Two (new?) Mac trojans detected at Univ of Alberta. One in program
called 'Mosaic' the other in a PD program called 'FontFinder.' More
details from Peter Johnston, usergold@ualtamts.bitnet.


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