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being modified legitimately by the Finder.
since those viruses only infect Finder Desktop files, which are constantly
useless when trying to locate the source of a WDEF or CDEF infection,
source of an infection by one of those viruses. This kind of analysis is also
when they infect a file, so this kind of analysis will not help locate the
The ZUC, Frankie, and MBDF viruses do not change the modification date
tracing back a chain of infections.
This kind of analysis is not infallible, but it can sometimes be useful in
the file that introduced the virus to your system.
Check all your other disks (hard drives and floppies) to attempt to locate
your system is no longer on, or never was on, the disk being scanned.
file, this means that the application that caused the original infection of
If Disinfectant’s report notes that a System file is the earliest infected
may also be infected.
of SuperGame or any of your other infected files, because their software
You should likewise contact anybody else to whom you have given copies
the application and tell them that their software is probably infected too.
was probably the source of the infection. You should contact the source of
after 11/2, and if you first ran it on or before 12/13, then SuperGame
last modified on 12/13. If you obtained your copy of SuperGame sometime
application, with a last modification date of 11/2. The System file was
E.g., in the sample report above, SuperGame is the earliest infected
the infection.
application with the earliest last modification date is often the source of
tracking down the history and source of an infection. The infected
The last modification dates in the report are sometimes useful for
Last modification 11/2/88, 11:15:03 PM.
Earliest infected file: SuperGame
8 infected files total.
8 files infected by Scores.
0 errors.
984 total files.
Summary:
12/16/88, 10:08:30 AM.
Disk disinfection run completed.
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 12/13/88, 2:48:40 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
System
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 12/13/88, 2:48:35 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
Scrapbook File
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File deleted.
Last modification 12/13/88, 2:48:33 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
Scores
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 12/13/88, 2:48:34 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
Note Pad File
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 12/14/88, 3:02:24 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
Finder
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File deleted.
Last modification 12/13/88, 2:48:40 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
Desktop
System Folder
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 12/15/88, 5:02:49 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
MacWrite
Word Processors
My Programs
My Hard Drive
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File repaired.
Last modification 11/2/88, 11:15:03 PM.
### File infected by Scores.
SuperGame
Games
My Programs
My Hard Drive
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12/16/88, 10:04:12 AM.
Disk disinfection run started.
My Hard Drive
Scores-infected hard disk drive.
The following example shows a report generated by a disinfection run on a
åSample Report
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