>
>Monte Goulding wrote:
>>
>> I'm sorry I'm unfarmilliar with this virus (thankfully) but how does this
>> script commented out or not stop a virus?
>>
>> Regards from a not cheeky but quite confused Monte
>
>You can find a full explanation of why this works, as well as other
>Hypercard-related virus inoculations, at the HyperActive Software Virus
>Compendium <http://www.hyperactivesw.com/Virus1.html>. Scott Raney and I
>had a discussion some time ago about whether scripted viruses could
>infect MC stacks, and I felt it was probably just a matter of time
>before it happened. The same inoculations that work for HyperCard stacks
>should work just fine for MC stacks. You will want to put the strings
>into your Home stack script.
>
>Since Bill Swagerty and I manage the Vaccine stack for HyperCard, it
>seems that we should also take on the task of producing a similar
>utility for MetaCard. However, I don't have time right now to do the
>conversion, and Bill doesn't use or own MetaCard. Since he owns the
>copyright for the stack, I can't just give anyone else permission to
>alter it. I need to get in touch with him and see what he wants to do.
>
>In the meantime, those who are infected can clear out the infection
>manually and then use the inoculations. They should keep your MC
>environment safe. By the way, blocking the "idle" message is not the
>only inoculation you need; you need to block other system messages as
>well. This is all listed on the HyperActive Software Virus Compendium
>site at the URL above.
>
>To manually remove the virus:
>
>1. Delete the virus code in the stack script of your home stack. Insert
>the inoculation scripts. Save your home stack. This will prevent Home
>from becoming reinfected while you work on other stacks.
>
>2. Open each stack and delete the virus code from the stack script. If
>you can open the stack remotely with messages locked, you will further
>safeguard your environment from infection attempts, since merryxmas
>tries to trigger when various system messages are sent.
>
>There are some very nasty versions of merryxmas that attempt to delete
>files (fortunately, these seem to be rare and haven't spread
>extensively.) Use the inoculation scripts, and read up on the other HC
>viruses that may eventually migrate to MC.
>
>The Virus Compendium also lists a very handy "set" trap that works well
>in HyperCard to guard your Home stack against any script-based virus
>activity, even those viruses which have not yet been identified.
>However, because MC does not allow trapping system messages, this
>handler can't be used in MC. You will have to rely on inoculations after
>new viruses are found.
Thanks for all these. In the meantime I wrote a script to remove the xmas scripts from
stacks where available.
But I was wondering if the infection can occur if the Home stack is password
protected?
>
>--
>Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>HyperActive Software | 612-724-1596
>Custom hypermedia solutions | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
Regards, Andu
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