-=> Quoting John Kismul to Rod Fewster <=-
 RF>  > OK, but what type is those viruses that gets active when you execute 

 RF>  > command such as DIR A:  I know that there is some viruses that works
 RF>  > like that.
        There are.
 RF> Such viruses don't exist.  They're an urban myth ... like email viruses
 RF> and alligators living in the New York sewers,
        No, it's not a myth.
 RF> As Rick said, the DIR command _reads_ the disk.  It can _read_ virus
 RF> code into the DOS buffer where some antivirus programs will detect it
 RF> and warn you that it's there ... but there is no way this code can
 RF> escape and "do" anything.
 JK> Well, OK, they are just fantasy.
        That's funny... DSAV's information must be wrong then.
        NYB is one such virus that *WILL* infect your system as well as load
into memory, and then use stealth to hide itself while running. I've seen it
in action, the AV people have seen it in action, and it's a well-known
attribute of this strain.
        Please try to be a little more accurate in your rebuttals.
-The Visionary
visionary@brazerko.com
... A Tagline a day keeps viruses away!
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