Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!mhres!hst
From: hst@mhres.mh.nl (Klaas Hemstra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: FIGHTING THE VIRUS
Message-ID: <1651@mhres.mh.nl>
Date: 2 Mar 88 09:11:28 GMT
References: <571@sunspot.UUCP>
Reply-To: hst@mhres.mh.nl (Klaas Hemstra)
Organization: Multihouse N.V., The Netherlands
Lines: 35
Keywords: VIRUS FLUSHOT
Summary: Fighting the virus How about ibmdos bios

In article <571@sunspot.UUCP> mcgraw@noao.UUCP (Robert McGraw) writes:
>Here is a suggestion in fighting the common virus.
>
>1. make a test directory and keep a copy of COMMAND.COM plus (optional)any
>other .exe, .com programs that you know to be free of the virus i.e.
>programs from the original disketts.
> 

etc. stuff deleted.


>-Robert P. McGraw, Jr.	National Solar Observatory SPO
> USPS Mail:		Box 62, Sunspot, NM 88349 USA
> Phone:			(505)434-1390, FTS: 571-0232
> Internet:		rmcgraw@noao.arizona.edu
> SPAN/HEPNET:		DRACO::RMCGRAW		[DRACO=5356]
> UUCP:			{arizona,decvax,hao,ihnp4},noao!sunspot!rmcgraw

A very good idea. Specially if the copy of COMMAND.COM does not have the .COM
extension. etc.

But how about the two hidden DOS files (IBMBIO.COM & IBMDOS.COM) ?
Shouldn't you protect these files too ?

My opinion is YES.
That would make things a little less simple but still possible without to much
trouble. You have to make your own diff program for that, or have a diff
program that also reads hidden files etc.



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