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From: elliott@glacier.steinmetz
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Subject: Re: virus detection within applications
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Date: 3 Aug 88 15:16:23 GMT
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In article <8808030126.aa00910@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Dave Lyons writes:
>I think it would be a good idea for a title screen or simple command
>to do a length check and/or a checksum on the program file and
>display a message in either case:  "This copy of XYZZY appears to be
>intact." or "Warning: This copy of XYZZY may have been tampered
>with."

Yes, I agree, Dave. And this simple, announced check is far far better
than no check at all (especially if the reason that no checking is
done is because I am working on my whizz-bang secret anti-virus
arsenal, which is not quite working yet but any day now...)
Nonetheless I think a secret check, maybe that does not always get
executed, is a good idea in addition.

As for the former idea, though, I am planning to write me a little
Davex external command for virus checking, and put it in my autoexec
file. I will post it to the net if nobody has already posted a similar
program by the time I get around to it.

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