jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (John Norstad) (10/24/90)
Disinfectant 2.3 ==================== October 23, 1990 Disinfectant 2.3 is a new release of our free Macintosh anti-viral utility. Version 2.3 detects the C strain of the MDEF virus. This new strain was recently discovered in Ithaca, New York. Version 2.3 detects a variant of the ANTI A virus which version 2.2 failed to detect properly. There are no significant differences in behavior between the original ANTI A virus and this variant, and version 2.3 identifies both of them as ANTI A. There have been no changes to the Disinfectant sample source code since version 2.2. Disinfectant 2.3 is available now via anonymous FTP from site ACNS.NWU.EDU [129.105.49.1] in directory pub/disinfectant as file disinfectant23.sea.hqx [ 232k binhex ASCII ] and site RASCAL.ICS.UTEXAS.EDU [128.83.138.20] in directories mac/NEW-in-9010 and mac/virus-tools/+_tools.recommended/Disinfectant-folder as files Disinfectant_2.3_sea_bin [ 176k binary file ] and Disinfectant_2.3_sea_hqx [ 232k binhex ASCII ] It will also be available soon from the archives of Internet-sites SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU and SIMTEL-20.ARMY.MIL (as well as others) USEnet's newsgroup comp.binaries.mac and networks such as CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, BIX, MacNet, America Online, Calvacom, AppleLink, and other popular sources of free and shareware software. Macintosh users who do not have access to electronic sources of free and shareware software may obtain a copy of Disinfectant by sending a self- addressed stamped envelope and an 800K floppy disk to the author at the address given below. People outside the US may send an international postal reply coupon instead of US stamps (available from any post office). Please use sturdy envelopes, preferably cardboard disk mailers. People in Western Europe may obtain a copy of the latest version of Disinfectant by sending a self-addressed disk mailer and an 800K floppy disk to macclub benelux. Stamps are not required. The address is: macclub benelux Disinfectant Update Wirtzfeld Valley 140 B-4761 Bullingen Belgium John Norstad Academic Computing and Network Services Northwestern University 2129 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 Bitnet: jln@nuacc Internet: jln@casbah.acns.nwu.edu CompuServe: 76666,573 AppleLink: A0173