[X Newbies] Virex question
J
themacintoshlady at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 9 09:44:39 PDT 2003
On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 10:06 AM, Gregory Cortelyou wrote:
> I have the Virex app installed courtesy of my .mac account and I
> seldom run
> it. But I did do a scan of my home folder yesterday and it came up
> with a
> report that stated I had 3 "possibly infected" files but gave no
> indication
> what those files were. So this morning I ran another scan after
> checking the
> box that says "clean any files infected with a virus". The report
> notes the
> same 3 "possibly infected" files without naming them and then reports
> that
> it has deleted 3 files. I still don't know which files they were or
> where
> they came from. Anybody know how to dig deeper into this application? I
> think it would be helpful for people to know which of their files were
> infected or "possibly" infected with a virus. Maybe this app is too
> bare
> bones and I should invest in a heavier one, though I don't spend a lot
> of
> time worrying about viruses.
>
There should be a pref which would allow you to "Move Suspect Files to
_____"
or Delete Files or Repair Files. Look in the prefs.
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