On (13 Dec 96) John Kismul wrote to Herbert Graf...
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HG>         Ya, and they only work when the bootsector is read and executed, 
an
HG> that only happens if you stick in the disk before turning on the computer 
a
HG> booting from that disk, aside from that the virus can't do anything. TTYL
 JK> Hey....Can't a bootsector virus infect your PC when you stick the disk
 JK> in your drive.
NO, NO, NO and NO!  Only if you boot with an infected floppy in 
you drive A:, and the disk will infect you only if it has a boot 
sector virus on it.  Why, the Boot Sector is excuted on boot up, on 
floppy or harddisk and ONLY ONE boot sector is read unless you 
reboot.                     ^^^
Gordon
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