Message-ID:	<001201bd6173$06b1f0a0$a47128c3@highscreen>
From:	"Ben A L Jemmett" <ben DOT jemmett AT ukonline DOT co DOT uk>
To:	<opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Loader and Win95
Date:	Mon, 6 Apr 1998 16:45:10 +0100
MIME-Version:	1.0

Matthias Paul wrote:
>Some virus checkers tamper files (and boot sector and MBR) by placing
>a signature and checksum somewhere inside (or at their end) of the
>file. If they don't find this signature any more, they assume a virus
>has contaminated the file. If you are sure, you don't actually have a
>virus, you should not unload LOADER, but let the virus checker
>refresh the signature. This should enable peaceful coexistance of
>Windows 95 with any OS of the DR DOS family.

I think the Win95 MBR calls an interrupt which Win95 checks for later on.
Win95 does not have an option to innoculate the MBR - it's just a check made
upon bootup.

Regards,
Ben A L Jemmett

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