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- From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
- Subject: Re: what to believe?
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 21:49:43 -0600
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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- Message-ID: <llurmnINNren@dimebox.cs.utexas.edu>
- References: <1993Jan21.180017.28814@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- Summary: believe the "experts"
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- In <1993Jan21.180017.28814@doug.cae.wisc.edu> ka-pui@cae.wisc.edu (Ka-pui Ko) wrote:
-
- > I launched Norton U. on my macIIci and it reported that my Mac is infected
- > with "nVIR" virus. However, I used two other software, "Disinfectant 2.9"
- >" and Virex 3.51" to scan my machine. They reported that my mac is virus-free
-
- Kevin, you don't mention which version of NU you are using, but I only
- seem to remember this (problem) behavior in the quite outdated version
- 1.0 of Norton Utils.
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- In any case, in such a case, "trusting the experts" is the policy
- I'd follow, and I am quite certain that you have no problem given your
- description.
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