carnahan@inljeff.den.mmc.com (Rich Carnahan) (10/16/90)
Some time ago I posted a note requesting information concerning
virus detection S/W for the IIGS. Amazingly enough, the only
response I received was from someone asking me to pass along any
information I obtained. Now I'm relatively certain that some
of you folks have indeed had experience with IIGS virus detection.
Won't you please enlighten me?
Thanks.
Rich
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jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova) (10/17/90)
In article <1760@dinl.mmc.UUCP> carnahan@inljeff.den.mmc.com (Rich Carnahan) writes: >Some time ago I posted a note requesting information concerning >virus detection S/W for the IIGS. Amazingly enough, the only >response I received was from someone asking me to pass along any >information I obtained. Now I'm relatively certain that some >of you folks have indeed had experience with IIGS virus detection. >Won't you please enlighten me? The Apple II series doesn't suffer from viruses (well, there are only two that I have heard of- compare to OVER 40 for MS-DOS). Whether that's because of OS design (no place in ProDOS to put one!) or because of the attitudes of II programmers, I don't know. I don't believe I've heard of viruses on the Amiga, either (A friend of mine who's an Amiga hacker has never said anything about them). So, there are only one or two programs for virus detection for the GS. They can be found on FTP sites everywhere. I don't know exact names... >--------------> rich <-------------- (carnahan@inljeff.den.mmc.com) >Martin Marietta Information Systems Group -- Jawaid Bazyar | Blondes in big black cars look better wearing Senior/Computer Engineering | their dark sunglasses at night. (unk. wierdo) jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | The gin, the gin, glows in the Dark! | (B O'Cult) Apple II Users Unite! Storm the New Product Announcement and Demand Justice!
ghost@bucsf.bu.edu (Jay Adelson) (10/18/90)
In article <1990Oct17.002655.7790@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova) writes: > attitudes of II programmers, I don't know. I don't believe I've heard > of viruses on the Amiga, either (A friend of mine who's an Amiga hacker > has never said anything about them). Actually, as a GS and Amiga owner, I'll tell you: The amiga suffers from over 100 different viruses. In fact, my virus checker has personally KILLED four different ones in the two weeks I've owned the computer. So I guess that kills that idea. I'd worry, folks, fellow GS owners...the more popular hard drives are on the GS (How can you even USE a GS without one? Don't answer that Nagendra) the more popular viruses will be. So watch it, and keep up the II support! > -- > Jawaid Bazyar | Blondes in big black cars look better wearing > Senior/Computer Engineering | their dark sunglasses at night. (unk. wierdo) > jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | The gin, the gin, glows in the Dark! > | (B O'Cult) > Apple II Users Unite! Storm the New Product Announcement and Demand Justice! -- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" [ Jay Adelson | BIX: j.adelson ] [ T.G.C. ] [ ghost@bucsf.bu.edu | Channel One: ] [ 1039 Commonwealth Ave. #18 ] [ GEnie: J.ADELSON1 | Jay Adelson ] [ Boston, MA. 02215-1008 ]