Antivirus: False alarm?

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Antivirus: False alarm?

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Hi :D

i use NOD32 Antivirus system. I've downloaded from Dex a MINIDOS operating system - cool :wink: Altough, Dex has made a few changes to bootloader - originally from Alexei Frounze. Why? Because it had some problem with FAT file managment.

I tried to write the changed boot loader to standard diskette - hello, a antivirus pops up :D with an "probably unknown TSR.BOOT virus :D" I contacted ESET - that antivirus comapny and they said, that the problem will be repaired. BUT - I writed to the floppy a standard, unchanged Alexei's bootloader and that was OK.

I will now try, if that "TSR.BOOT" virus is "gone" :D or still in "repair" :D

P.S.: to DEX: Have you a new version of MINIDOS (in ASM)? Thanx !!

Have you met with this funky problems? :D
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What part of the code did you modify?
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I'm going to vote for an "antivirus" that checks it against a dozen known boot sector hashes and if it doesn't match flag it as "potentially a disastrous boot sector" - but actually, it just doesn't know.
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i agree with candy:

normally, anything that changes the bootsector is bad, we OSdev'ers are the exception to the rule...
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JAAman wrote:i agree with candy:
we OSdev'ers are the exception to the rule...
..are we? :?: :D
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OK, that has been fixed :D
i agree with candy:
we OSdev'ers are the exception to the rule...
yep :D
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No, we're no exception to the rule. OS Dev is bad for your health! It can lead to all night coding sessions and seriously internal emotional conflict as you consider design choices - avoid at all costs!
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Midas wrote:No, we're no exception to the rule. OS Dev is bad for your health! It can lead to all night coding sessions and seriously internal emotional conflict as you consider design choices - avoid at all costs!
External emotional conflicts too, if you interrupt me when I'm thinking about a complex issue, I'm not going to be happy :).
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