home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- @BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ
- _________________ ____________
- \ . ___.___._¬\/ ____/_____) TRiSTAR &
- \/| .| | ¬| _/_____¬\| ¬|
- | || | : ¬\ ¬V \\ || RSi
- |___| |___|___\______/_____|
- ·+*#*+·^·TRN!·|____\·+*#*V·^·+*#*+·PRESENT!·
- Some comments from Flake/TRSi to the
- Commander Virus article in Upstream 10 !
- @END_FILE_ID.DIZ
-
-
- _______________ _______________________
- \___ ¬\___ ¬\ ¬\/¯ __¬\___ ¬\ __¬\___ ¬\
- / / _/ _/ /___¯¯\/\ / / /_/ / _/ _/\
- / / ¯ / /\__/ /\// / ¯ / ¯ /\/
- /__/__/__/__/______/ //__/__/__/__/__/ /
- \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_____\/ \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\/
- __________________ ___________ _______________________
- \___ ¬\ _¬\___ ¬\·NL/¯ __¬\ _¬\/¯ ¬\___ ¬\ _ ¬\___ ¬\
- / _/ _/ /_\/ / /\ /___¯¯\/ /_\/ /___/\ / / / / _/ _/\
- / ¯ / ___/ / / //\__/ / ___/ / /\// / / / ¯ /\/
- /__/__/_____/_____/ //______/_____/______/ //__/_____/__/__/ /
- \\_\\_\\____\\____\/ \\_____\\____\\_____\/ \\_\\____\\_\\_\/
-
- =+\=================/\====================/\======/\===================+=
- .::\_.:::::::::/\.:/.:\::::::::::::::/\.:/.:\/\.:/.:\:::::::::::::::::::.
- .::::\::::/\::/.:\/::::\::::::::/\::/.:\/::::::\/::::\·:::::___.___.__.._
- .:::::\::/.:\/.:::::::::\::/\::/.:\/::::::::::::::::::\/\·:/.:::::::::::·
- =+=====\/================\/==\/==========================\/============+=
-
-
-
- Hi folks ! Just see this as an open letter to Wolfman and the rest
- of the Upstream 10 team.
-
- I just got the mag and was quite impressed. A really good mag and
- very usefull for the scene and other person. Then I saw the Commander
- virus article written by Wolfman.
-
- I just to want to say some words to it (especially to Wolfman):
-
- 1. You mention the Commander virus as one of the most dangerous viruses
- at this time. This is not correct. Commander is just a normal linkvirus,
- without desructive routines. Burn A+B or Crime`92 are heavy viruses and
- really dangerous.
- 2. You write some words about the memoryusage of this virus. Not always
- correct.
- 3. You mention that Commander infected files become about 1.5 KB longer
- and an active commander virus can cheat DirectoryOpus. An infected
- file becomes 1664 bytes longer and it does not special tricks out
- DirectoryOpus.
- 4. You mention that the original LoadWB command is 1136 bytes long. Are
- you sure that it is in ALL revisions of WB 1136 bytes long ? I am not !
- 5. Check advise to check the LoadWB command on a hd. Quite nice, but
- if it is not "dh0:c/loadwb" you need not to look special for this.
- A whole filecheck would be better.
- 6. You mention a fake VirusWorkshop. You called this version, which
- claims to recognize Commander, V4.3+. I have never seen this
- 4.3+ version and saw never a warning. I got never a message from
- one of the TRSi channels, nice try guys...
- You wrote: in any means, don`t use THAT one. If you mean not to
- use the fakeversion, otherwise I see there a problem for you.
- 7. You advise to use COmkill to clear your hd from Commander. You seem
- to have not so much knowing about computerviruses and the
- abilities of viruskillers nowadays. Comkill 1.4 can (same as VirusChecker)
- only remove one way of infections of Commander. The other way will
- be not reapired correct and causes a wrong 4 byte array in every
- file.
-
-
- This should be enough for this single little article concerning the
- Commander virus. Better check your information next time even more
- secure.
-
- The rest of the mag is really worth reading.
-
-
-
- signed Flake/TRSi
-
- (21.2.1995 around 12.00 o`clock in the morning)
- _______________ _______________________
- \___ ¬\___ ¬\ ¬\/¯ __¬\___ ¬\ __¬\___ ¬\
- / / _/ _/ /___¯¯\/\ / / /_/ / _/ _/\
- / / ¯ / /\__/ /\// / ¯ / ¯ /\/
- /__/__/__/__/______/ //__/__/__/__/__/ /
- \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_____\/ \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\/
- __________________ ___________ _______________________
- \___ ¬\ _¬\___ ¬\·NL/¯ __¬\ _¬\/¯ ¬\___ ¬\ _ ¬\___ ¬\
- / _/ _/ /_\/ / /\ /___¯¯\/ /_\/ /___/\ / / / / _/ _/\
- / ¯ / ___/ / / //\__/ / ___/ / /\// / / / ¯ /\/
- /__/__/_____/_____/ //______/_____/______/ //__/_____/__/__/ /
- \\_\\_\\____\\____\/ \\_____\\____\\_____\/ \\_\\____\\_\\_\/
-
- =+\=================/\====================/\======/\===================+=
- .::\_.:::::::::/\.:/.:\::::::::::::::/\.:/.:\/\.:/.:\:::::::::::::::::::.
- .::::\::::/\::/.:\/::::\::::::::/\::/.:\/::::::\/::::\·:::::___.___.__.._
- .:::::\::/.:\/.:::::::::\::/\::/.:\/::::::::::::::::::\/\·:/.:::::::::::·
- =+=====\/================\/==\/==========================\/============+=
-