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MS-DOS: Over 45 years, and STILL NO remote holes in the default install!

Well, there is no protection against compromised floppy disk sent by snail mail.

I have also seen virus source code published in books and magazines. We don't have such threats anymore.

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virus source code published in books and magazines. We don't have such threats anymore.

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No, we do not need this anymore - today you have CAPTCHAs, convincing people to copy & paste PowerShell code on their machine and execute it with Admin privileges! :-D

Yes there is. Simply don't boot it or execute the virus. There is no autorun in MS-DOS, you know...

I wonder if anyone looked for vulnerabilities in the TCP/IP stack or DOS redirector.

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