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1.0 - 3/19/89. First release. Scores, nVIR, INIT 29, MacMag, ANTI.□

1.1 - 4/16/89. nVIR B clone.□

1.2 - 8/4/89. nVIR B clone.□

1.3 - 11/29/89. nVIR B clone.□

1.4 - 12/8/89. WDEF A.□

1.5 - 12/14/89. WDEF B.□

1.6 - 1/30/90. Generic nVIR clones.□

1.7 - 4/2/90. ZUC.□

1.8 - 5/20/90. MDEF.□

2.0 - 7/8/90. Major new release with many new features. Also Frankie.□

2.1 - 8/18/90. MDEF B and CDEF.□

2.2 - 10/2/90. ANTI B.□

2.3 - 10/23/90. MDEF C.□

2.4 - 12/3/90. ZUC B.□

2.5 - 6/28/91. ZUC C and MDEF D.□

2.5.1 - 7/7/91. Fix error in 2.5 INIT.□

2.6 - 2/22/92. MBDF.□

2.7 - 2/23/92. INIT 1984.□

2.7.1 - 3/25/92. Fix error in 2.7.□

2.8 - 4/19/92. CODE 252.□

2.9 - 7/4/92. T4.□

3.0 - 2/24/93. T4-C strain, new CDEF variant.□

3.1 - 4/12/93. INIT 17.□

3.2 - 4/21/93. INIT-M.□

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窶｢ Earlier versions.□

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very rare kinds of damaged resource files.□

The new version also fixes an error which caused Disinfectant to crash on

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System folder into the Preferences folder for you.□

time you run the new version, it moves your old preferences file from the

Preferences folder instead of inside the System folder proper. The first

Under System 7, the new version stores its preferences file inside the

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monitor, try rebuilding your desktop file.□

contributing the icons. If you don窶冲 see the new color icons on your color

This version also includes a new color icon suite. Thanks to John Stein for

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virus. See the sections on the CODE 1 and MBDF viruses for details.□

Version 3.3 detects the new CODE 1 virus and new B strain of the MBDF

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.3. November 5, 1993□

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investigate and fix this error.□

7.1 and an enabler. Thanks to Larry Atkin and Werner Uhrig for helping

number -192 when scanning the active System file on Macs with System

Version 3.4 fixes an error which sometimes caused unexpected error

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9403 for details.□

Version 3.4 detects the new INIT 9403 virus. See the section on INIT

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.4. March 3, 1994□

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virus using the wrong name for the virus. This error has been fixed.□

The version 3.4 protection INIT incorrectly identified the new INIT 9403

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number -192 when scanning an enabler file under System 7.1.□

This version fixes an error which sometimes caused unexpected error

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.4.1. March 11, 1994□

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section on INIT 29 for details.□

Version 3.5 detects the new 窶廝窶 variant of the INIT 29 virus. See the

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.5. April 2, 1994□

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Disinfectant a custom icon if you wish.□

You can also now use the Finder窶冱 窶廨et Info窶 command to give

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sometimes need to give Disinfectant more memory to scan them.□

programs with large CODE resources are becoming more common, and you

increase Disinfectant窶冱 memory partition. This is needed because

This version also lets you use the Finder窶冱 窶廨et Info窶 command to

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Version 3.6 detects another new clone of the nVIR B virus.□

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.6. April 7, 1995□

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and try again. The 窶廾K窶 button in this alert has been changed to 窶弉uit窶.□

use the Finder窶冱 窶廨et Info窶 command to give Disinfectant more memory

message has been expanded to give more information. It now tells you to

with the 窶廾ut of memory窶 alert. Also, the 窶廾ut of memory窶 alert

We made a separate change to make it less likely that Disinfectant will fail

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窶廾ut of memory窶 message.□

scanning Photoshop. The alert message was supposed to be Disinfectant窶冱

circumstances, it could quit with the message 窶弯0 is already open窶 when

quit with a strange alert message. For example, in some very rare

This version fixes an error which could sometimes cause Disinfectant to

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files to be damaged.□

to work OK in practice. Version 3.7 no longer considers these kinds of

Netscape Communicator strictly speaking violate Apple窶冱 rules, but seem

Some very large resource files like the 窶廸etscape Resources窶 file used in

In version 3.7, the check for damaged resource forks is more lenient.

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窶廛isinfect窶 menus.□

individually, or use the 窶彜ome Disks窶 commands in the 窶彜can窶 and

If you want to scan or disinfect servers, scan or disinfect them

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CD-ROMs or locked floppies.□

unlocked disks, not network AppleShare servers or locked disks like

窶廣ll Local Unlocked Disks窶. This command now only disinfects local

The 窶廣ll Disks窶 command in the 窶廛isinfect窶 menu has been changed to

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AppleShare servers.□

Local Disks窶. This command now only scans local disks, not network

The 窶廣ll Disks窶 command in the 窶彜can窶 menu has been changed to 窶廣ll

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the user to the manual for more details.□

warns that Disinfectant does not recognize the macro viruses and refers

problem. The introductory text displayed in Disinfectant窶冱 main window

The Disinfectant manual now discusses the Microsoft macro virus

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properly detected by the 3.6 INIT but not by the 3.6 application.□

Version 3.7 detects a minor variation of the MBDF B virus which was

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.7. July 7, 1997□

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check for damaged resource forks which was introduced in 3.7.□

scanning very rare kinds of files while pass the new 窶徇ore lenient窶

Version 3.7.1 fixes an error which could sometimes cause crashes when

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窶｢ Disinfectant Version 3.7.1. July 9, 1997□

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