> I was wondering whether anyone has ever received an email > attachment that contained a virus/worm that has damaged a DOS > based system? All these viruses/worms seem to be targeting Win > platforms?
Sure. In fact, most modern virii do their damage in DOS, and only use Windows programs (like Outlook) as an entry point, and a distribution point (like Outlook) for spreading themselves to other computers. If you execute a virus with a payload of formatting your HD on a DOS computer, it will format your HD, but another virus that wants to mess with your Windows registry (which will also execute) won't be able to do anything, because DOS does not have a registry. -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ to master others is nothing. to master yourself is something. To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
