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	Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows By Roger A. Grimes
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	Chapter 4.  Viruses in a Windows World

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4.9 Future

Microsoft's newest operating systems, ME and 2000, have introduced dozens of new features, and many of these will be exploited in the coming years . Particularly, File Protection, Offline folders and files, the Run As feature, and IntelliMirror are potential new targets for viruses. All of these technologies have the capability to introduce untrusted code into a secure system. For instance, what if a virus is able to make itself part of the file protection mechanisms and become a protected file? No matter how hard a virus scanner might try to remove it, Windows will replace it. No matter how future exploits occur, most security experts agree they will not be any easier to combat.

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