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echo: win95
to: Mike Powell
from: Alan Zisman
date: 2003-02-18 16:44:00
subject: Win98 Virus Scanners and

-=> Mike Powell wrote to All <=-

 MP> Do the Windows versions of popular virus scanners, such as Network
 MP> Associates/ Mcafee, still scan for the old DOS viruses??

 MP> I know Mcafee's product used to be a DOS product.  Guess I am wondering
 MP> if they removed all the DOS virus code when they ported to Windows 9x.
 MP> Seeing as how it runs on top of DOS, technically, I would imagine they
 MP> are still there, but didn't want to assume it.

 MP> I was going to let it scan a DOS machine over a network, with the HD
 MP> set as a network drive.  However, if it won't detect DOS viruses, there
 MP> is no point.  ;)

I believe McAfee still installs into Autoexec.bat to do a DOS-level scan at
startup on Win9x systems... so I think it still can be used in the way you
ant.

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