DRAGON@RCN.BITNET (MYSTENSERTABETHIEN AND COMPANY) (12/12/90)
While I know that many of you out there despise MS/Dos with all your hearts, or call it a dinasaur or such, I was wondering how effective the Format program is for removing a virus from a disk (yeah, it's overkill, but if you have back- up copies and if it works, best to be safe). Also, for the viruses that break into another program and hide within it, what would happen if you delete that program from the disk? Are either of these measures effective for eliminating viruses from computer floppy disks? Would it work against these "legendary" stealth viruses (I swear, from what I'm starting to hear, pretty soon they will be using the modem on their own to spread...), or sector viruses? I asked this once before, but it was ignored in the rest of my post, I guess. What kind of jobmarket is there for computer programmers who specialize on detecting and eliminating viruses from other systems? Is it a job that one can make a decent living at? What languages (Computer) are best suited for combatting viruses? And who (Corporations) would hire a computer anti-hacker? Thanks for all your help. +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ : : : : Robert Allyn Howard : As you go through life, you make : : The new voice of Free Arcadia : rules for yourself --like not : : Owner of the popular Dragon's Lair : aligning yourself with losers-- : : Writer of AD&D Fluff : --and sometimes the rules go out : : and other assorted titles. : the window. : : Dragon@Taylor.RCC.RCN.EDU : - Aliens vs. Predator : : Dragon@RCN.BITNet : #3, Dark Horse Comics : : : : +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+