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Conference powdml::pc_security

Title:PERSONAL COMPUTER SECURITY
Notice:SWEEP servers Note 5; more info on www-is-security.mso.dec.com
Moderator:BSS::BOREN
Created:Wed Jan 02 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:504
Total number of notes:2905

83.0. "can MS-DOS DIR transmit a virus." by BRUMMY::WILLIAMSM (Born to grep) Mon Jun 15 1992 15:45

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83.1BSS::BORENthere was only one.....Mon Jun 15 1992 19:2219
83.2Yes, if...RANGER::BACKSTROMbwk,pjp;SwTools;pg2;lines23-24Mon Jun 15 1992 19:2615
83.3DIR can surely infect a disketteHGRD01::WAIWONGTue Jun 16 1992 07:177
83.4Please clarify this reworded question re DIR...TROOA::RITCHEFrom the desk of Allen Ritche...Wed Jun 17 1992 19:3417
83.5sure can....BSS::BORENSoftware Security Response Team -U.S.Wed Jun 17 1992 21:1913
83.6please elaborateTROOA::RITCHEFrom the desk of Allen Ritche...Wed Jun 17 1992 22:4218
83.7I disagree with Rich - you have to run code from the floppy in some way to infectQUICHE::PITTChief assistant to the ... errm ... he just left!Thu Jun 18 1992 10:5935
83.8DANGER::INGRAHAMAndyThu Jun 18 1992 12:4411
83.9Arrgh - they changed MSDOS!QUICHE::PITTChief assistant to the ... errm ... he just left!Fri Jun 19 1992 11:216
83.10safe as long as bad code never never executedTROOA::RITCHEFrom the desk of Allen Ritche...Fri Jun 19 1992 14:356
83.11BSS::BORENSoftware Security Response Team -U.S.Sun Jun 21 1992 14:0815
83.12More specifics needed perhapsTROOA::RITCHEFrom the desk of Allen Ritche...Mon Jun 22 1992 22:5117
83.13Hypothetical virus, or real example?QUICHE::PITTChief assistant to the ... errm ... he just left!Mon Jun 29 1992 15:028
83.14check some of the FORM versions...BSS::BORENSoftware Security Response Team -U.S.Tue Jun 30 1992 15:2421
83.15SO - Can scanning and infected diskette infect the system: ie: C: , cd \scan, scan a:SEDDFS::KORMANtgif!!Thu Jul 16 1992 08:587
83.16No effective partition between code and dataQUICHE::PITTChief assistant to the ... errm ... he just left!Fri Jul 17 1992 10:488