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that would detect virus infections and an application with which users could scan for and remove viruses. New versions of Disinfectant were subsequently released to detect additional viruses.
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praised and recommended Disinfectant in 1992. In May 1998, Norstad retired Disinfectant, citing the new danger posed by
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by John Norstad in the spring of 1989. Disinfectant featured a
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Disinfectant software icon
Developer(s)
Northwestern University
Final release
Operating system
Classic Mac OS
License
Freeware
antivirus software
classic Mac OS
freeware
system extension
Bob LeVitus
macro viruses
Norstad, John
"Disinfectant Retired"
the original
"Disinfectant 3.7.1"
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"John Norstad Retires Disinfectant"
TidBITS


Macworld Read Me First Book
IDG Books
219
ISBN

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