Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!polyslo!vlsi3b15!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: CZMUREK%DREW.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: safety protocols Message-ID: <0010.8909251230.AA29228@ge.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 22 Sep 89 07:08:00 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion ListLines: 15 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu In a recent digest, Jim Blakely requested some help in developing a protocol for the prevention of contamination from outside viruses. I would suggest to him and to any of you the following: When confronted by the problem of constant disk swapping and usage of disks from the outside, you should set up a machine that is not connected in any way to any other. Then in the event that a new disk is to be used (one from the outside), this disk should be tested on the new machine by one or more of the most trusted anti-virus programs on the market. This will insure that its introduciton into the working environment of the facility will not cause any harmful results. If a disk were to be found infected, the user can then be almost certain that his/her home machine was also infected. By implementing this policy it would help to insure a safer environment for all.