It is totally impossible for an ASCII batch file to contain a virus.  

F-Prot might be protecting you from questionable networking commands.
That would be my guess.

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 12:25:56 -0500, BEN RITCHEY wrote:


> * An ongoing debate between Gerald Miller and Bat Lang rages on ...
> 
>  GM: > Today, I ran the F-Prot anti virus program and got the following error
>  GM: > message:  C:\U\GG.BAT  Infection: BAT/Backdarter.D
>  GM: > I would like to post the batch file so that someone can tell me how
>  GM: > this file contains a virus and how to decontaminate it, #_*BUT*_#, I
>  GM: > don't want to propagate a viral infection to other systems.
> 
> Right, you should NEVER post a virus/trojan in any public forum. Pack the
> infected file into a Zip archive and submit to the F-Prot site, or if you don't
> have internet access, crash the Zip direct to me (1:393/68) and I'll verify the
> infection, submit it to Frisk and let you know how to fix it.
> 
> Of course, if Bat wants to handle it, that's up to him. :-)
> 
> 
> Be well,
> 
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