VIRUS-L Digest Thursday, 9 Feb 1989 Volume 2 : Issue 41 Today's Topics: Arpa Worm & Knowledge spread Request for info on a message given by Interferon 3.0 (Mac) Re: Virus Technical Report (Apple // query) A virus book Macintosh ANTI virus (from VALERT-L) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1989 18:11 EST From: Bruce Ide Subject: Arpa Worm & Knowledge spread I hate to tell you guys, but the info provided in most newspapers after that nasty ARPA worm hit was enough for me and the consultants here to go on if we happened to write another one. Don't complain about these books when Magazines have been supplying this info for years. I read the Articles in Science Digest and said "Hey, I could do that." Not that I ever did, but the concepts are fairly easy, at least for worms and trojans. Any good programmer could whip up something like the Bitnet XMAS greeting in thirty minutes. But not too many would because we are not all wierdoes who enjoy that sort of thing. This book won't really make much difference in what's out there. There won't be many new viruses, but maybe more old ones, if listings are provided in the book. Thought you'd like to know... -Grey Fox ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Feb 89 19:17 EST From: Cincinnati Bengals. Subject: Request for info on a message given by Interferon 3.0 (Mac) Recently we've gotten a copy of Interferon 3.0 for our Mac's here at Xavier to eradicate the nVIR virus that infected our hard disks. Occasionally, when a disk is checked, the message, "This is not an HPS disk" appears. Does anyone know what this means? Thanks, Tom Kummer Acknowledge to: KUMMER@XAVIER.BITNET ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Feb 89 21:30:02 EST From: "Bruce Howells" Subject: Re: Virus Technical Report (Apple // query) In 2.40, David J. Ferbrache mentions an Apple // virus (elk). This is the first time I've seen reference to this critter - any info out there other than it's name?? Bruce Howells, engnbsc@buacca.bu.edu / engnbsc@buacca.bitnet ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Feb 89 22:59 EST From: Dimitri Vulis Subject: A virus book Ralf Burger Computer Viruses: a High Tech Disease Abacus, Inc 5370 52nd Street Southeast Grand Rapid, Michigan 49508 282 pp. But is this THE book Bill Machrone wrote about? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Feb 89 10:43:00 CST Sender: Virus Alert List From: "David Richardson, UT-Arlington" Subject: Macintosh ANTI virus (from VALERT-L) NEW MAC VIRUS: NAME: ANTI, - ---------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Description: similar to nVIR, SCORES, & others, but does NOT add new resources, only changes existing ones. Detection: Vaccine beeps ONLY when "always compile MPW inits" is unchecked. Cannot be detected by virus-detective or most other antiviral utilities. Symptoms for novice: ?? [...forwarded text deleted - can be found in VIRUS-L Volume 2 Issue 39...] - -David Richardson, The University of Texas at Arlington Bitnet: b645zax@utarlg Internet/Domain: b645zax@utarlg.arl.utexas.edu UUCP: ...!{ames,sun,texbell,uunet}!utarlg.arl.utexas.edu!b645zax USnailMail: P O Box 192053, Arlington, TX 76019-2053 PhoNet: 817-273-3656 (FREE from Dallas/Ft. Worth, school months only) PS: I (David Richardson) have never actually seen this, & I honestly hope it is a hoax (like the "modem virus"), but it is too scary to ignore. ------------------------------ End of VIRUS-L Digest ********************* Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253