VirusMD scans an Apple II drive reporting files infected with Apple II viruses, and also offers to fix them. VirusMD repairs damage to volume directories that the viruses cause, and can update your boot blocks if they’re found to be “impure”. This utility sold for $19.95 and included Apple IIGS and 8-bit versions on the disk.

The program landed me an opportunity in 1989 to write an article for A+ Magazine about viruses. After publication, one reader commented in comp.sys.apple2, “As a professional in the computer security game I’d like to publicly complement Morgan Davis on his article in the recent A+ on viruses. It is both well-written and technically accurate.” That was nice to see, as I did not consider myself an expert on computer viruses at the time.

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