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From: kweeder@sunny1.che.clarkson.edu (Jim Kweeder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Virus 101: Chapter 3
Summary: How about a PC Chapter 4?
Keywords: virus, pc
Message-ID: <2661@sunny1.che.clarkson.edu>
Date: 14 Mar 89 15:01:47 GMT
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Reply-To: kweeder@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Jim Kweeder)
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In article <4035@ttidca.TTI.COM> woodside@ttidca.tti.com (George Woodside) 
writes:

>This is the final chapter which will be distributed via cross-posting.
>Chapter 4 will relate specifically to viruses captured in the Atari ST
>environment, and will be posted only to comp.sys.atari.st.

First, a thank you to George for his time and effort.  I've found this
very educational reading (no, I won't be writing any viruses:  I've got
better ways to waste my time).

However, it would be nice if some well-informed soul would write a
Chapter Four for the PC world and post it.  I would like to see a run
down of pc viruses, their symptoms, vectors, detection and elimination
methods, etc.  The only virus stomping I've done has been in the Mac
world and I'd rather not take my lessons at the school of hard knocks.

This is not a plea for basic information:  I'm already aware of things
like flu_shot and dprotect:  I'd just like a better understanding
of what we're up against rather than blindly relying on protection
tools and proceedures.

Thanks,

Jim Kweeder
kweeder@sun.soe.clarkson.edu