Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!news.cs.indiana.edu!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: T530083@UNIVSCVM.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU (Dmitri Schoeman) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Auto scanning of drive a (PC) Message-ID: <0004.9106101933.AA10096@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 6 Jun 91 17:26:23 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 11 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu A while back, there was a question as to if any programs will automatically scan a disk in drive A. I think it would be possible by having a TSR hooked to the clock which would check the interupt for a changed disk (if asked I will try to find which interrupt) If the interrupt returns that the disk has been changed then the scan will automaticly begin, at most 1/18.2th of a second after the disk door was closed. If this were implimented in a virus scanner (ideally for a computer lab full of virus ignorant people) I think it would be able to control virus's for people who are unable to check for themselves. - -----Dmitri Schoeman