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From: dlee@pallas.athenanet.com (Doug Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos
Subject: VP/ix: A Safe testing ground for PD/Shareware?
Summary: How much damage can a virus do here?  C: is a Unix file.
Keywords: VP/ix, PD, Shareware, virus
Message-ID: <496@pallas.athenanet.com>
Date: 27 Dec 90 22:13:11 GMT
Reply-To: dlee@athenanet.com (Doug Lee)
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The subject and summary almost say it all.  Since I can create a C drive at
will and move DOS files onto it, is this a safe approach to testing software
for viruses?  At first glance, it would appear that any damage done would
only "damage" my C drive, which is just another Unix file under VP/ix.
To date, I haven't tried this approach, not knowing if there are loopholes
in VP/ix which might permit more obnoxious activity to take place.
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Doug Lee  (dlee@athenanet.com or uunet!pallas!dlee)