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From: PCOEN@drew.bitnet (Paul Coen)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Multi-platform virus scanning
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Date: 23 Jul 90 17:20:00 GMT
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        I was wondering about the feasability of say, for example,
writing a program for MS-DOS which checks, say, Amiga programs for
viruses (using strings, of course).  It seems like any platform should
be able to scan the files of any other.  On the Drew Underground BBS
(201-377-4065) for example, we have Mac and Amiga files, even though
we run under MS-DOS (soon to be PC-MOS).  Being able to scan the Amiga
files would be useful, or the Mac files, or whatever.  I'm sure there
are other systems or BBS'es that would benefit from this as well.
Anyway, I just thought I'd throw this out for discussion.

         Paul Coen -- Drew University Academic Computer Center
              Co-sysop, Drew University Underground BBS
        pcoen@drunivac.drew.edu         pcoen@drunivac.bitnet