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KARGRA@GBA930.ZAMG.AC.AT writes:

> as pointed out in point 10 at least *.dll and *.drv files contain code which
> cannot be executed by the user, but is loaded and executed as any other *.ov?
> As there are viruses which infect overlays, they can be infected in a similar
> way.

Could somebody check how exactly the DLL and DRV files are loaded in
OS/2? The only reason that "some viruses can infect overlays" is that
they infect on INT 21h/AH=4Bh, instead of INT 21h/AX=4B00h. Since some
overlays are loaded with INT 21h/AX=4B03h, a sloppy written virus
could infect them by mistake. How are the DLL and DRV files loaded in
OS/2? If they are not loaded using any INT 21h/AX=4Bxxh function, then
it is rather unlikely that any of the currently known viruses will
infect them...

Regards,
Vesselin
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