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Article #4590Re: Can such a virus be written .... (PC)
From: Mark Aitchison, U of Canty; Phys...
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 05:43
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 05:43
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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 ? Yes. But on a PC this requires certain conditions, which mean it probably wouldn't spread very far. Mark Aitchison, Physics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: PHYS169@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Mark Aitchison, U of Canty; Physics) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: Can such a virus be written .... (PC) Message-ID: <0002.9106241405.AA24222@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 21 Jun 91 05:43:00 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List <VIRUS-L@LEHIIBM1> Lines: 9 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu