Disinfectant (software)
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Software Disinfectant was a popular antivirus software program for the classic Mac OS. It was originally released as freeware by John Norstad in the spring of 1989.[1] Disinfectant featured a system extension that would detect virus infections and an application with which users could scan for and remove viruses.[2] New versions of Disinfectant were subsequently released to detect additional viruses.[2] Bob LeVitus praised and recommended Disinfectant in 1992.[3] In May 1998, Norstad retired Disinfectant, citing the new danger posed by macro viruses, which Disinfectant did not detect, and the inability of a single individual to maintain a program that caught all of them.[1][4]