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identically. Disinfectant properly detects and repairs both versions.
were very minor and both versions were programmed to behave
There were two slightly different versions of MacMag. The differences
will issue an error message.
original HyperCard stack. If you try to run the repaired stack, HyperCard
Disinfectant repairs both infected System files and infected copies of the
disks which might still be infected.
recognize it and repair infected files just in case you have some very old
software is infected with this virus. Disinfectant will nevertheless
Since MacMag was programmed to self-destruct, it is unlikely that your
and then deleted itself from the System file.
on March 2, 1988, the virus displayed a message of peace on the screen
of the introduction of the Mac II. The first time the system was started up
MacMag was programmed to wait until March 2, 1988, the anniversary
to System files.
originated on a HyperCard stack, it does not spread to other stacks, only
less frequently than they share applications). Even though the virus
slowly than the other viruses (because people share System files much
Since applications are not infected by MacMag, it spreads much more
the virus spread to the System files on the floppies.
containing System files were subsequently inserted in a floppy disk drive,
spread to the currently active System file. When other floppy disks
pictures of the then new Apple scanner. When the stack was run, the virus
Products.ΓÇ¥ The stack contained some exceptionally poorly digitized
System files. It originated as a HyperCard stack named ΓÇ£New Apple
Unlike the other viruses, MacMag does not infect applications, only
after the Montreal offices of MacMag magazine, from where it originated.
as the ΓÇ£Drew,ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£Brandow,ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£Aldus,ΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£PeaceΓÇ¥ virus. It was named
The MacMag virus appeared in December, 1987. This virus is also known
xThe MacMag Virus