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From: thomas@diku.dk (Thomas Nikolajsen)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Re: Can such a virus be written .... (PC)
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Date: 27 Jun 91 12:40:19 GMT
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frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) writes:

>>vanaards@project4.computer-science.manchester.ac.uk (Steven van Aardt) writes
:
>>  Is it possible to write a PC virus which installs itself whenever
>>you place an infected disk in the drive and do a DIR command ?

>The answer to that question is a definite NO - on a PC, that is - but
>I am not sure if the same applies to the Amiga or the Mac - perhaps
>somebody else can clarify that.

Amiga : yes it is possible, and done, I only know of one virus which does
        that, this one is called SADDAM.
        The "bug" that allows the method used by SADDAM is fixed in the (more
        or less released) new version of the operating system (AmigaDOS 2.0).
        I don't think it should be possible in AmigaDOS 2.0.

>- -frisk
thomas