Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury!phys169 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: DR DOS 5.0 (was Re: dos 3.3 or 4.01) and virus protection Message-ID: <1991Jun7.110229.982@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> From: phys169@csc.canterbury.ac.nz Date: 7 Jun 91 11:02:29 +1200 References: <1991May21.181113.27112@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> <12990006@hplsla.HP.COM> <1991Jun05.200857.26326@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca> Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Lines: 11 In article <1991Jun05.200857.26326@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca>, kmcvay@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca (Ken McVay) writes: > Let's not overlook the PASSWORD functions either - I've found that the password protection facility in DRDOS 5 beats the Dark Avenger virus. Has anyone found with what other common viruses such protection is helpful? (Obviously not boot sector infectors). Because DRDOS has some basic differences, such as in the "list of lists", I would guess some sneaky-trick viruses will also fail, but I'd love to hear from anyone with experience of such things. Mark Aitchison, Physics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.