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servers, see the ΓÇ£Special FeaturesΓÇ¥ section.
restart it using a locked startup floppy. For more details on scanning
errors, we recommend that you remove the server from production and
which you do not have the necessary access privileges. To avoid these
These error messages are issued if a server folder is encountered for
### cannot be checked.
### privileges to this folder. This folder
### You have neither See Files nor See Folders
### cannot be checked.
### to this folder. Folders within this folder
### You do not have See Folders privilege
### cannot be checked.
### to this folder. Files within this folder
### You do not have See Files privilege
### WARNING: This file is still infected!
### It cannot be repaired.
### to the folder containing this file.
### You do not have Make Changes privilege
### files in those folders may be infected!
### to access files in some of the folders. Some
### WARNING: You do not have the proper privileges
(ΓÇ£FileΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£ResΓÇ¥ privileges for ΓÇ£Other,ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£SystemΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£SelfΓÇ¥).
Disinfectant privileges. You should grant Disinfectant all privileges
files on a Gatekeeper-protected system when you have forgotten to grant
One possible cause of unexpected errors is attempting to repair infected
### WARNING: This file is probably still infected!
### granted privileges to Disinfectant.
### Gatekeeper, check to make certain you have
### Unexpected error (nnn). If you are using
us a copy of the file that was being scanned when the error occurred.
specify the error number reported in the message. If possible, also send
author describing what you were doing when the error occurred. Please
in Disinfectant. We would appreciate it if you would send a note to the
Unexpected errors should not occur. It means that there may be an error
### WARNING: This file is still infected!
### to open this file for repair.
### Unexpected error (nnn) occurred while trying
### Unexpected error (nnn).
on MDEF for details.
The MDEF D virus can also sometimes damage applications. See the section
the section on Scores for details.
System file from AppleΓÇÖs System Software release 6.0.4 or later. See
This error message is also issued when the Scores virus has infected a
by T4, you will get this error message. See the section on T4 for details.
infected by T4 cannot be repaired. If you attempt to repair a file infected
In particular, the T4 virus damages files when it infects them. Files
You should delete it and replace it with a known good copy of the file.
file, but leaves the file damaged. You should not attempt to use such a file.
repaired properly. In this case, Disinfectant removes the virus from the
Viruses sometimes damage files in such a way that they cannot be
### and replace it with a known good copy.
### be repaired properly. You should delete the file
### This file was damaged by the virus, and it cannot
rebuild the desktop. See the ΓÇ£Problem ClinicΓÇ¥ section for details.
and busy. In this case, the easiest way to remove the infection is to
The third message above is issued when a Finder desktop file is infected
message above is only issued under System 6.
The first message above is only issued under System 7. The second
section.
errors. For more details on scanning servers, see the ΓÇ£Special FeaturesΓÇ¥
restart it using a locked startup floppy. This should avoid file busy
disks, we recommend that you remove the server from production and
System 6 with MultiFinder, or when scanning server disks. For server
by some other application. This error is common when using System 7,
Your file could not be opened for writing because the file was already open
### WARNING: This file is still infected!
### To repair this file, rebuild the desktop.
### This file is busy and cannot be repaired.
### WARNING: This file is still infected!
### disk and try running Disinfectant again.
### Restart using your locked ΓÇ£Virus ToolsΓÇ¥
### This file is busy and cannot be repaired.
### WARNING: This file is still infected!
### disk and try running Disinfectant again.
### Restart using a locked Apple ΓÇ£Disk ToolsΓÇ¥
### This file is busy and cannot be repaired.
servers, see the ΓÇ£Special FeaturesΓÇ¥ section.
disk. This should avoid file busy errors. For more details on scanning
remove the server from production and restart using a startup floppy
only occur on server disks. For server disks, we recommend that you
with exclusive access by some other application. This message should
Your file could not be opened for reading because the file was already open
### This file is busy and cannot be checked.
Info window. Run Disinfectant again.
memory allocated to Disinfectant in the Get Info window. Close the Get
FinderΓÇÖs ΓÇ£Get InfoΓÇ¥ command in the ΓÇ£FileΓÇ¥ menu. Increase the amount of
Disinfectant. Select the Disinfectant program icon in the Finder. Select the
If you get this error, you should give Disinfectant more memory. Quit
Another possible cause of this error is that the file is damaged.
get this error message.
check them for viruses and, if there is not enough memory available, you
CODE resources. Disinfectant must load these resources into memory to
This error is usually caused by applications which contain very large
Disinfectant was unable to get enough memory to check or repair the file.
### WARNING: This file is probably still infected!
### There is not enough memory to repair this file.
### There is not enough memory to check this file.
created by Studio Session and Super Studio Session.
The same problem has also been reported with the ΓÇ£phrase libraryΓÇ¥ files
which also makes non-standard use of the resource fork.
The same problem has been reported with some files created by MacTran,
Reflex.
These files are not really damaged. They are still usable, but only by
Reflex makes non-standard use of the resource fork in its database files.
Disinfectant also reports that all Reflex database files are ΓÇ£damaged.ΓÇ¥
fork.
since StuffIt stores the archived files in the data fork, not the resource
of StuffIt archive files. These ΓÇ£damagedΓÇ¥ files are usually still usable
For some reason, we have seen invalid resource information in a number
applications which have damaged resource forks.
infected and contagious. For this reason, you should not attempt to use
WARNING: It is possible for an application to be damaged and yet still be
with the file and you should replace it with a known good copy of the file.
and system files, this usually indicates that something is seriously wrong
usable. For document files, this is usually not a problem. For applications
is not valid resource information. The data fork may still be intact and
fork. This message means that the information stored in the resource fork
data fork. When Disinfectant checks a file, it tries to open the resource
Macintosh files have two parts or ΓÇ£forks:ΓÇ¥ the resource fork and the
### in an unknown format. It cannot be checked.
### The resource fork of this file is damaged or
disk is ejected and not scanned.
non-Macintosh disk on a scanning station with no mouse or keyboard. The
This error occurs if you insert an uninitialized, damaged, or
### or not a Mac disk. It cannot be scanned.
### The inserted disk is uninitialized, damaged,
Disinfectant again.
the files on the disk to some other disk to make more room and run
free space on the disk before it can repair the file. Try moving some of
infected file on the disk. Disinfectant requires at least a small amount of
This error may occur if a disk is very full and you attempt to repair an
### WARNING: This file may still be infected!
### The disk is too full to repair this file.
send a report to the author.
probably an error in Disinfectant. We would appreciate it if you would
If this error occurs in some other situation, it means that there is
which the disk is directly connected.
over the network. We recommend that you scan the disk using the Mac to
network. TOPS does not permit access to currently active System files
This error should only occur if you try to scan a disk over a TOPS
### System files cannot be scanned over TOPS.
You canceled a scan or disinfection run.
### Scan canceled.
error messages occurred during a scan.
This message appears in the summary section of the report if any other
### and click the error message text.
### explanation of an error message, press Command-?
### NOTE: Some errors were reported. For a detailed
originally attacked the file, so it issues this special message.
infected file. In this case, Disinfectant has no way of knowing which virus
identical. It is possible for only these common parts to be present in an
nVIR A and nVIR B are different viruses, but some of their parts are
### but not contagious.
### File partially infected by nVIR A or nVIR B,
protection mechanisms.
harmless part of the Scores infection will manage to evade GatekeeperΓÇÖs
particular, if the Scores virus attacks a Gatekeeper-protected system, a
Partial infections can also arise on Gatekeeper-protected systems. In
but not all of the infection.
which have errors. The other virus tool may remove part of an infection,
Partially infected files sometimes are the result of other virus tools
the file or you may use Disinfectant to remove the infection.
they cannot spread to other files. You may choose to leave the infection in
infection is not contagious. These kinds of infections are not dangerous and
Your file is partially infected by the virus named ΓÇ£xxxxx,ΓÇ¥ but the
### but not contagious.
### File partially infected by xxxxx,
sections on the WDEF and CDEF viruses for more information.
appreciate it if you would send us a copy of the infected file. See the
yet been reported. If you have not already repaired the file, we would
Your file is infected by a strain of the WDEF or CDEF virus which has not
### File infected by an unknown strain of xxxx
(Scores, nVIR A, etc.).
Your file is infected by a virus. ΓÇ£xxxxxΓÇ¥ is the name of the virus
### File infected by xxxxx.
intermittent, it might work the second time.
Disinfectant again on the same file. If the hardware problem is
or the disk drive is not operating properly. You can try running
while trying to read or write a file. They usually mean that the disk itself
These error messages are listed in the report if a hardware error occurs
### WARNING: This file may still be infected!
### this file.
### An I/O error occurred while trying to repair
### this file.
### An I/O error occurred while trying to check
properly.
application damaged in such a way that Disinfectant cannot repair it
handle multiple infections properly and they sometimes leave the
repair the file before running Disinfectant. Some other virus tools cannot
by more than one virus and you attempt to use some other virus tool to
One situation in which this error can occur is if an application is infected
not common, but it can occur in unusual situations.
or it may be damaged in such a way that it cannot be used. This error is
longer infected, you can try running it to see if it works. It may be usable
is still infected, you should delete it. If Disinfectant reports that it is no
Scan the file again with Disinfectant to find out if it is still infected. If it
discovered something wrong with the file. The file may still be infected.
Your file was infected, but while attempting to repair it, Disinfectant
### WARNING: This file may still be infected!
### trying to repair this file.
### An error or inconsistency was detected while
order, with a brief explanation of each one.
This section presents all of DisinfectantΓÇÖs error messages, in alphabetical
åError Messages
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