Re: NOD32 or AntiVirusKit? Look at Anti-Virus Comparative test.

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:53:58 GMT, Ernie B.
<ebaresch_REMOVE_@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Since Win9x is based on DOS I wonder why they are separated into "DOS
viruses/malware" and "Windows viruses".

Malwares are programs. Programs are written for different platforms.
Windows programs cannot be run under any version of DOS. OTOH, many
DOS programs run under Windows, and not just Win 9X.

Art
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