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From: scott@ubvax.UB.Com (Scott Scheiman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Security concerns for OS/2?
Message-ID: <28153@ubvax.UB.Com>
Date: 23 Mar 90 03:42:47 GMT
References: <5341@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> <53617@microsoft.UUCP>
Reply-To: scott@ubvax.ub.com.UUCP (Scott Scheiman)
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In article <53617@microsoft.UUCP> alistair@microsoft.UUCP (Alistair BANKS) writes:
>- (with rider): OS/2 does have neat and reliable multi-tasking, so a rogue
>virus process can do its work in the background, but os/2 has a real
>process model which the virus would have to be using, and a real
>process list command for you to see that virus at work - this would, of
>course be for an os/2 virus. Seeing it should allow you to track it down
>and kill it, but remember it may have an assumed pseudonym!

Um, what is that "list command"?  If you are talking about an API entry,
then it isn't useful to anybody unless some application is built around
it.

If you are talking about the Task Manager--well, things can hide from it
(all of Lan Manager does, for example).

I'd appreciate being enlightened what "list command" this is.  Thanks.