I need to find some code that will help me to be able to identify any virus so that I can test a program that I've been working on. I don't need to know how to write a virus (although I'm sure it's not difficult) I just need to know how to detect other peoples ideas of what they call a virus. I'm not sure of the general approach (using definition files etc) but I think I might have a better way and I want to be able to test the theory before proceeding further. John W. Borelli IT Specialist OmniIT borelli35

Any? Viruses come in all shapes and sizes which is why Virus Detectors use a "list" of known viruses as well as definitions of known viral activity "Connecting to the internet without user approval." I'm not sure what your idea is... but I doubt theres a better way than is currently possible. If you are looking for virus' to test this on. You could try writing a code that will automatically copy itself to your startup folder and then FTP your drives to remote website without user authentication. It will run each time you log on, so your entire computer can be mapped/ traced by an exterior source. Although I doubt it is possible to make your idea work, I wish you luck. I only Batch if possible, 2000 more lines of code, oh well.