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From: PHR050@ibm.southampton.ac.uk (Andrew McLean)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: PC Emulator on an ST (PC)
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Date: 25 Mar 91 16:59:37 GMT
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I (sometimes) have access to an Atari ST with an software PC editor
(PC-ditto).  It occurs to me that if the emulator works well then it
"should" be able to spread a virus just like a real PC.  It also
occurs to me that not all computers have hardware write protect on
their floppy disks.  The big question is can I safely put a write
protected floppy into the ST drive while running a PC emulator (or
otherwise) or am I in danger of aquiring a virus.  What I particularly
have in mind is my "trusted" DOS boot disks and disks containing virus
scanners which are permanantly write protected (the write protect tabs
are glued open or removed).

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