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