Re: Dual boot and virus

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 05/02/04 

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 16:28:20 -0500

It does seem that if the data exists, that it can be found,
just not by a script kiddie.

I'm not a hacker or a programmer, but I can see that a
program such as Outlook Express can be infected even if it
isn't running and you're using Mozilla, so it would seem
that running one OS would still leave other inactive OS
vulnerable to infection. 

-- 
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
"Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23g%239EIHMEHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| Seeing as how System Commander runs in DOS and then drops
out of the picture
| as the chosen system boots (the DOS partition is also
hidden when the O/S is
| up and running) I would think that it can not happen.
|
| Of course, I have been wrong before  (-:
|
| -- 
| Regards:
|
| Richard Urban
|
| aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:%23jEdaBHMEHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > Sounds good, but if the drive is merely hidden, couldn't
| > some sharp virus writer use parts of the System
Commander or
| > Partition Magic to see and then infect all install
drives
| > and OS?
| >
| >
| > -- 
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > "Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)"
| > <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:%23A0meHFMEHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > | Jim,
| > |
| > | It would depend upon the methodology used to dual
boot.
| > |
| > | If the 2nd O/S is installed in a logical partition,
and is
| > visible when the
| > | 1st operating system is booted up, then it is possible
for
| > the 2nd operating
| > | system to be hurt by a virus that corrupts say, all
.exe
| > files on the
| > | drives.
| > |
| > | In my case, I use System Commander Boot Manager and  I
| > have each of my
| > | operating systems on a primary partition. The booted
| > partition is active and
| > | visible. The other primary system partitions are
inactive
| > and hidden. There
| > | is no way that a virus on one system can touch the
other
| > operating systems.
| > |
| > | -- 
| > | Regards:
| > |
| > | Richard Urban
| > |
| > | aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | news:%23NfENsEMEHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > | >I have read several posts by others, describing their
| > | > systems and asking about viruses and worms.  Some
have
| > said
| > | > they don't use certain OS to surf the web.
| > | >
| > | > My question, Is the active OS the only place for
| > infection,
| > | > or can a virus infect any or all of the installed
OSs in
| > a
| > | > multi-boot system?
| > | >
| > | > If so, would running an older, unpatched version of
W95
| > or
| > | > 98 leave holes in a fully patched W XP system?
| > | >
| > | > Is there anything such as a firewall between systems
on
| > a
| > | > local disk?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > -- 
| > | > The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

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