Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows (OReilly Computer Security)

DOS viruses were the real start of the war with antivirus vendors . As scanners detected viruses better, malicious coders worked harder and faster to make smarter bugs . There are thousands and thousands of DOS viruses and the only thing that's decreasing the risk they pose is that DOS itself is disappearing . Windows has been around for over 10 years and malicious coders have learned how to code 32-bit Windows viruses for Windows 9x and NT. The next two chapters will discuss the affects of computer viruses on Microsoft's Windows operating systems.