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problem. The Disinfectant application does detect these kinds of infections.□

These non-contagious infections are harmless, so this is not a major

not contagious, since these kinds of infections never attack the system.

The Disinfectant INIT will not detect files which are partially infected but

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INIT so small and efficient.□

each time they are opened. This strategy is what makes the Disinfectant

each time they are inserted into a disk drive and it does not scan files

attack. Unlike some other virus protection INITs, it does not scan floppies

The Disinfectant INIT detects and blocks viruses at their initial point of

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way with installers.□

There are no known cases where the Disinfectant INIT interferes in any

necessary to remove the Disinfectant INIT when installing software.

Contrary to the instructions found in many software manuals, it is not

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System folder). Then restart your Macintosh.□

6) and drag the INIT icon to the trash (or anywhere else outside of the

Extensions folder (under System 7) or your System folder (under System

If you wish to remove the Disinfectant INIT for some reason, open your

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appears second.□

Toolbox icon may appear first, in which case the Disinfectant INIT icon

with Apple窶冱 Communications Toolbox installed. The Communications

which appear when you restart. One exception to this is under System 6

The Disinfectant INIT icon normally appears first in the row of INIT icons

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superimposed.)□

special error version of the icon (the normal icon with a large 窶弭窶

cannot load properly, the INIT will beep ten times and it will draw a

every time you restart your Macintosh. If an error occurs and the INIT

The Disinfectant INIT icon should appear at the bottom of your screen

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infected, so it shouldn窶冲 cause any problems.□

the other INIT loads first. You have already made certain that it is not

named, it may load before or after the Disinfectant INIT. Don窶冲 worry if

virus or any other virus. Then install it. Depending on how the INIT is

Disinfectant application to make certain it is not infected by the INIT 1984

should be loaded first. Before installing such an INIT, scan it with the

A number of other popular INITs also have the requirement that they

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startup.□

will not be able to detect or block the virus when it attacks during

earlier INIT is infected by the INIT 1984 virus, then the Disinfectant INIT

startup time. If the Disinfectant INIT does not load first, and if some

detect and block the INIT 1984 virus, which spreads from INIT to INIT at

The reason the Disinfectant INIT should be loaded first is to properly

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we recommend that you do not rename the INIT.□

System folder proper or to the Control Panels folder. To avoid problems,

careful to leave the INIT in the Extensions folder. Do not move it to the

your Extensions folder or your System folder. With System 7, be very

certain that you rename it so that it comes first in alphabetical order in

Disinfectant INIT should be loaded first! If you rename the INIT, make

INIT loaded when you start up your Macintosh. This is important: the

The special symbol is present to force the Disinfectant INIT to be the first

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standard file dialogs and in some other contexts, it appears as a box.□

character. This special character does not appear in Finder windows. In

The name of the Disinfectant INIT begins with a special invisible

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part of the infected INIT runs as usual.□

neutralized and does not spread or cause any damage, but the non-viral

alert is presented at the end of the startup sequence. The virus is

virus attacks during startup, the Disinfectant INIT beeps ten times, and an

If you have an INIT file which is infected by the INIT 1984 virus, when the

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from the stack.□

spread. You should use the Disinfectant application to remove the virus

neutralizes the virus. You can safely use the stack; the virus will not

Disinfectant INIT beeps ten times, presents an alert, and temporarily

If you use a HyperCard stack which is infected by the MacMag virus, the

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Rebuilding the Desktop file is usually easier.□

either rebuild the Desktop file or use the Disinfectant application.

the virus will not spread. To remove the virus from the disk, you can

alert, and temporarily neutralizes the virus. You can safely use the disk;

by the CDEF virus, the Disinfectant INIT beeps ten times, presents an

With System 6, if you use a disk which is infected by the WDEF virus or

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them. To remove a virus, you must use the Disinfectant application.□

The Disinfectant INIT only detects and blocks viruses; it does not remove

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by the nVIR virus, the following alert appears when you try to run

presents an alert. For example, if the application 窶廴acWrite窶 is infected

viruses, the Disinfectant INIT beeps ten times, quits the application, and

If you run an application which is infected by one of the known Mac

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with programming environments, installer applications, or other system

the normal operation of Disinfectant or other anti-viral applications, or

university labs with floppy-only Macs). The INIT does not interfere with

very small and can easily be used on floppy startup disks (e.g., in

It should have no noticeable effect on the performance of your Mac. It is

so it cannot be configured. The INIT will never ask you to make a decision.

not need to be configured. In fact, it has no control panel interface at all,

The Disinfectant INIT is simple, small, efficient, and unobtrusive. It does

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a copy of the Disinfectant INIT to any location of your choosing.□

Use the 窶彜ave Protection INIT窶 command in the 窶弃rotect窶 menu to save

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System 6). You must restart your Macintosh to activate the INIT.□

(under System 7) or in your currently active System folder (under

install the Disinfectant INIT in your currently active Extensions folder

Use the 窶廬nstall Protection INIT窶 command in the 窶弃rotect窶 menu to

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a new version of Disinfectant to recognize it.□

against unknown viruses! If a new virus appears, we will have to release

WARNING: The Disinfectant protection INIT will not protect your system

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Macintosh viruses.□

will protect your system against all of the known non-HyperCard

Disinfectant includes such a protection INIT. When properly installed, it

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extension (protection INIT).□

To protect your system against infection, you must install a protection

infection. It will only locate and repair previously infected files and disks.

The Disinfectant application by itself will not protect your system against

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