krb@mae01.ncsu.edu (Kenneth Barnhouse) (03/29/90)
Hi, We are going to be replacing our RT's running AIX with PS/2's running AIX. We are also going to be running DOS Merge on the PS/2's. I am not really up on the currect DOS viruses out there so here are my questions: 1. Let's say I setup my Model 70's with a bootable DOS parition and an AIX partition. I boot DOS, and a virus is introduced into the DOS system. Are there any viruses out now that mess with the partition tables created by FDISK, and if so, could it kill my AIX partition? (I am betting yes). 2. If instead I just allow the users to use DOSmerge, would it prevent to virus from doing this kind of damage? 3. Would it be better not to have any phyical DOS partitions and just setup virtual partitions for DOSmerge to use? I want to make sure that AIX will survive if a DOS virus is put on the systems. I hate the thought of reloading AIX from floppies. Ken Barnhouse internet: krb@ecoult.ncsu.edu Systems Programmer BITnet: barnhouse@ncsuche Engineering Computer Operations phone: (919) 737-2458 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC