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.



• Earlier versions.



very rare kinds of damaged resource files.

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



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



monitor, try rebuilding your desktop file.

contributing the icons. If you don’t see the new color icons on your color

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



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



• Disinfectant Version 3.3. November 5, 1993





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



9403 for details.

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



• Disinfectant Version 3.4. March 3, 1994





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



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

This version fixes an error which sometimes caused unexpected error



• Disinfectant Version 3.4.1. March 11, 1994





section on INIT 29 for details.

Version 3.5 detects the new “B” variant of the INIT 29 virus. See the



• Disinfectant Version 3.5. April 2, 1994





Disinfectant a custom icon if you wish.

You can also now use the Finder’s “Get Info” command to give



sometimes need to give Disinfectant more memory to scan them.

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

increase Disinfectant’s memory partition. This is needed because

This version also lets you use the Finder’s “Get Info” command to



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



• Disinfectant Version 3.6. April 7, 1995





and try again. The “OK” button in this alert has been changed to “Quit”.

use the Finder’s “Get Info” command to give Disinfectant more memory

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

with the “Out of memory” alert. Also, the “Out of memory” alert

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



“Out of memory” message.

scanning Photoshop. The alert message was supposed to be Disinfectant’s

circumstances, it could quit with the message “^0 is already open” when

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

This version fixes an error which could sometimes cause Disinfectant to



files to be damaged.

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

Netscape Communicator strictly speaking violate Apple’s rules, but seem

Some very large resource files like the “Netscape Resources” file used in

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



“Disinfect” menus.

individually, or use the “Some Disks” commands in the “Scan” and

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



CD-ROMs or locked floppies.

unlocked disks, not network AppleShare servers or locked disks like

“All Local Unlocked Disks”. This command now only disinfects local

The “All Disks” command in the “Disinfect” menu has been changed to



AppleShare servers.

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

The “All Disks” command in the “Scan” menu has been changed to “All



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’s main window

The Disinfectant manual now discusses the Microsoft macro virus



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



• Disinfectant Version 3.7. July 7, 1997



check for damaged resource forks which was introduced in 3.7.

scanning very rare kinds of files while pass the new “more lenient”

Version 3.7.1 fixes an error which could sometimes cause crashes when



• Disinfectant Version 3.7.1. July 9, 1997








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