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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.
ΓÇó Earlier versions.
software.
and all of the known incompatibilities between Disinfectant and other
section lists in one location all of the known problems with Disinfectant
We have added a new ΓÇ£Known ProblemsΓÇ¥ section to the document. This
problem.
Finder and making Disinfectant the startup program. This should solve the
800K floppy. We now recommend building this disk without a copy of
because they could not fit System, Finder, and Disinfectant on a single
Many users have had problems trying to build a System 6 Virus Tools disk
error.
able to reproduce this problem and find its cause. Version 2.7 fixes the
errors when trying to install or save the protection INIT. We were finally
In previous versions, several users reported ΓÇ£Unexpected error -194ΓÇ¥
button, the old version is removed and the new version is installed.
asking if you want to install the new version. If you click on the ΓÇ£InstallΓÇ¥
Extensions folder. If it locates such an older version, it presents an alert
protection INIT has been installed in either the System folder or the
When version 2.7 is run, it checks to see if an older version of the
protection INIT in the proper location.
The ΓÇ£Install Protection INITΓÇ¥ command in version 2.7 installs the new
the Extensions folder, not in the System folder proper.
any other INITs. Under System 7, the protection INIT must be located in
Starting with version 2.7, the protection INIT now must load first, before
These rules have been turned upside down in version 2.7.
System folder proper, not in the Extensions folder.
load last. Under System 7, the protection INIT had to be located in the
In previous versions of Disinfectant, the protection INIT always had to
an important change to the way the Disinfectant protection INIT works.
In order to properly detect and block the INIT 1984 virus, we had to make
1984 virus for details.
Version 2.7 detects the new INIT 1984 virus. See the section on the INIT
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 2.7. March 23, 1992.
or after scans.
Version 2.7.1 fixes a stupid error in 2.7 which can cause crashes during
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 2.7.1. March 25, 1992.
some other INIT which is supposed to load first.
of what to do when you want to use the Disinfectant INIT together with
The ΓÇ£ProtectionΓÇ¥ section of the online manual now discusses the problem
hope will make it more compatible with other software.
Version 2.8 also includes some changes to the protection INIT which we
robust.
startup time. This makes the INIT smaller, more efficient, and more
The protection INIT no longer checks the System file for viruses at
MultiFinder.
during or after scans on the Mac Plus and 512KE running System 6 with
Version 2.8 also corrects an error in version 2.7.1 which caused crashes
252 virus for details.
Version 2.8 detects the new CODE 252 virus. See the section on the CODE
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 2.8. April 19, 1992.
details.
Version 2.9 detects the new T4 virus. See the section on the T4 virus for
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 2.9. July 4, 1992.
numbered 3.0.
than one digit after the decimal point. For this reason, this new version is
Unfortunately, AppleΓÇÖs version numbering scheme does not permit more
number. According to this rule, this version should be numbered 2.10.
indicated by increasing the number after the decimal point in the version
major new features. Normally, with Mac programs, a minor upgrade is
Note that this version 3.0 is NOT a major new release of Disinfectant with
that compressed files had damaged resource forks.
SpaceSaver product. In some cases, Disinfectant would improperly report
This version also fixes a problem with Aladdin SystemsΓÇÖ StuffIt
program).
pathological files with very large resources (e.g., the ΓÇ£PSpiceΓÇ¥
We also fixed some errors which could cause crashes when scanning
on the CDEF virus for details.
Version 3.0 also detects a new version of the CDEF virus. See the section
on the T4 virus for details.
Version 3.0 detects the new T4-C strain of the T4 virus. See the section
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 3.0. February 24, 1993.
problems when scanning certain very unusual kinds of damaged files.
memory errors, various ΓÇ£unexpectedΓÇ¥ error messages, and other
This version also fixes a few obscure problems which could cause out of
virus for details.
Version 3.1 detects the new INIT 17 virus. See the section on the INIT 17
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 3.1. April 12, 1993
very large CODE resources, including PSpice and Intellidraw.
to 1000K. This fixes a problem scanning some specific applications with
DisinfectantΓÇÖs preferred memory partition has been increased from 700K
kinds of damaged files. Version 3.2 fixes the problem.
detection code. This error affected only a very few people with very rare
There was an error in version 3.1 in the changes made to the damaged file
virus for details.
Version 3.2 detects the new INIT-M virus. See the section on the INIT-M
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 3.2. April 21, 1993
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 donΓÇÖt 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
ΓÇó Disinfectant Version 3.3. November 5, 1993
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