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Re: Beware of Virus

To: scirocco-l@privateI.com
Subject: Re: Beware of Virus
From: Patrick Flowers <patri63@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 20:59:31 -0500
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Kevin McGrath wrote:
> 
> Kevin Wenzel wrote:
>
> > Yes - the only way to get a virus is via executable code 
> 
> Anyway you can get boot sector viruses from just putting a floppy disk in
> your drive. You don't have to run a program from it.

If the diskette contains a boot sector virus, the virus gets transferred
when you access the drive.  Just putting the diskette in doesn't do it. 
The virus is an executable that is triggered by the access routine. 
Works like an autorun. 

Patrick
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