Viruses are an increasingly severe problem these days. Repositories of
public domain software often carry many infected programs. We don't want
this to happen to Info-Mac.
Unfortunately, although we do take steps to screen some programs before
they are made available in the archive, we cannot promise to screen
every program. As a volunteer staff, we have only limited resources.
Worse, even a close examination of each file could not reveal viruses
or other malicious software behaviors that were not known to the Macintosh
community.
So what do we do? Well, for one thing, we try hard to ensure that the programs
in the virus directory are free of *known* viruses. That means that you can
download and run virus-detection programs without undue fear of infection. We
recommend that you do this before submitting any software.
If you find a virus in one of Info-Mac's programs, tell us about it as soon
as you can (and use an URGENT subject line). That way we can remove it from
the archive right away.
For complete safety from known viruses, use the latest version of an
anti-virus tool such as Gatekeeper or a virus-detector such as Disinfectant.
There can be no guarantee of safety from unknown viruses.
We highly recommend that you maintain an active backup procedure to protect
yourself even in the event of a system crash or viral infection that
results in the loss of all or some of your data. Download and use all software
in this archive at your own risk.
The Info-Mac Moderators
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