Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!davidg From: davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (David Guntner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Vampire Virus Message-ID: <5563@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> Date: 18 Sep 88 18:26:28 GMT References: <3157@sdsu.UUCP> Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas Lines: 17 From article <3157@sdsu.UUCP>, by lindwall@sdsu.UUCP (John Lindwall): > on what I should do about this virus. I suspect that the game has a custom > boot-block and so I did not have VirusX overwrite the boot-block. This is The best way to find out if a game has a custom boot block is to boot it, virus and all (Warning, Will Robinson: Make sure you turn off the computer afterwords so that you clear the virus from memory (a side note: VirusX will clear it from memory for you)). If the first thing you see during the booting of the disk is the good ol' AmigaDOS screen, then it is not using a custom boot block and you safely have VirusX fix it. --Dave -- David Guntner UUCP: {ames, mit-eddie}!killer!davidg INET: davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US "...Different ship, but she's got a good name. Treat --Admiral L. McCoy her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home." "Encounter at Farpoint"