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ANTI
According to reports from Bigelow's Virus Troubleshooting guide, authored by Ken Dunham, ANTI exhibits the following characteristics:
Type: Macintosh application infector
Aliases:
Systems Affected: System 6 Macintoshes running Finder
Payload: No
ITW: Unreported
Origin: France
Description:Infects only applications and not the System file. Due to a bug in the virus, all the Code 1 resource attributes are cleared. This can result in an affected application using memory less effectively. This damage cannot be corrected by disinfection; optimally affected files should be restored from a clean backup. There are two variants of the ANTI virus. ANTI.A renders ANTI.B inoperable.
What to look for:
How to prevent it: See Macintosh Viruses for further information about Macintosh threats.
