different in other respects and should not be confused.

the INIT 1984 virus. Despite this similarity, the two viruses are very

The damage caused by the INIT-M virus is very similar to that caused by



you use Disinfectant to repair an infected system, it will delete this file.

The virus creates a file named “FSV Prefs” in the Preferences folder. If



preference files, and document files.

The virus infects all kinds of files, including extensions, applications,



however, will detect an infected application under any system.

spread or attack under System 6. The Disinfectant protection INIT,

The virus only spreads and attacks under System 7.0 or later. It does not



windows.

The virus can also sometimes cause problems with the proper display of



1995, and October 1995.

Note that the next three Friday the 13ths are in May 1994, January



a file or files.

MindCrime”. In some very rare circumstances, the virus may also delete

1904. In some cases, one file or folder on a disk may be renamed “Virus

documents. File creation and modification dates are changed to Jan. 1,

with the files and destroys the relationship between programs and their

changed to random 4 character strings. This changes the icons associated

changed to random 1-8 character strings. File creators and types are

names are changed to random 8 character strings. Folder names are

13th. The virus severely damages a large number of folders and files. File

INIT-M is a malicious virus. It is designed to trigger on any Friday the



The INIT-M virus was discovered at Dartmouth College in April, 1993.




xThe INIT-M Virus