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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: trip6 on August 22, 2008, 05:58:45 PM

Title: What is this Virus Dongle?
Post by: trip6 on August 22, 2008, 05:58:45 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-Anti-virus-adapter-with-on-off-switch-by-Zydec_W0QQitemZ310048823783QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

What is this Virus Dongle and how does it work?

Does anybody know of a harddrive installable anti-virus pacakage for the amiga?... I just bought a lot of 1000 second hand disks and would like an easy way to scan them all....

Title: Re: What is this Virus Dongle?
Post by: Piru on August 22, 2008, 06:11:02 PM

http://www.vht-dk.dk/vhtdk/amiga/download.htm

VirusZ and xvs.library

Title: Re: What is this Virus Dongle?
Post by: pVC on August 22, 2008, 06:47:26 PM

I'd guess that "adapter" is device which tells if bootblock of the floppy is being written. I've made similar device as DIY project loong ago. It beeped and flashed led every time bootblock was written, intentionally or for example by a bootblock virus. So it only helps with bootblock viruses, which are common when using Amiga with floppies, but no help for more recent file based viruses on harddisks. And it doesn't stop virus for writing.. so damage is made for custom bootblock programs etc already.

Title: Re: What is this Virus Dongle?
Post by: Zac67 on August 22, 2008, 07:16:26 PM

Some of these things are even able to disable writing, they have a switch for that purpose.

Title: Re: What is this Virus Dongle?
Post by: Clooned on August 22, 2008, 09:43:00 PM

One little company here in Spain sells another very similar product:

http://www.retro-data.com/alarmaantivirus.asp