How Viruses Spread Sources ?
Shrink-Wrap Software We’ve noticed at least one other message on this list which mentions a virus in mouse drivers, and wonder if anybody has a) confirmed such “sightings” b) contacted the manufacturers about the alleged problems. Usually these reports come about because someone discovers they have a virus after they have themselves infected many diskettes. They tend to blame the last thing they bought. It is impossible to establish where the infection came from when this happens. There is nothing very unusual about shrink wrapped software coming directly from the producer with a virus already on it, it is just that the other thing happens much more often. If the commercial disk concerned was supplied permanently write protected, it might be worth investigating, but it will still be difficult to establish anything for certain. You will have to look for other, unconnected, fresh copies to examine under controlled conditions. When a virus is distributed by a publisher, two things can hap
