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From: ressler@CS.Cornell.EDU (Gene Ressler)
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Subject: Re: PKLITE, what's the catch???
Keywords: PKLITE
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Date: 26 Jun 91 21:38:17 GMT
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In article <1991Jun26.193811.24507@mercury.cair.du.edu> bstocker@diana.cair.du.edu (Bob Stocker) writes:
>>As far as I know, no catches.  Obviously, it doesn't work with some files.
>>
>There is one possible catch:  Most virus scanners won't pick up
>viruses that are embedded in a PKLITE, DIET or whatever file.

Will these EXE compressors work if the EXE contains overlays?
If so, how do they do it?  Just curious.

Gene