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From: jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Security concerns for OS/2?
Message-ID: <3634@csccat.UUCP>
Date: 23 Mar 90 17:55:36 GMT
References: <5341@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> <53617@microsoft.UUCP> <28153@ubvax.UB.Com>
Reply-To: jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler)
Organization: Computer Support Corporation. Dallas,Texas
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In article <28153@ubvax.UB.Com> scott@ubvax.ub.com.UUCP (Scott Scheiman) writes:
>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.

Alistair is talking about the Process List or Proc Table for you *nix fans.

ALL process must have an entry here in order to run.. check out the
sample ps.exe.



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