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RC> No.  The DIR command simply _reads_ the disk.
jk> OK, but what type is those viruses that gets active when you
jk> execute a command such as DIR A: I know that there is some
jk> viruses that works like that. 
No, there are not.  You _must_ execute something infected to get
infected.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 21 Dec 21:41 
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