Viruses and Revolution

[Bill Vlahos]

I'm writing an application that could be exposed to file system based 
viruses due to the nature of how it will be used. I'd like to minimize 
the risk to users.

I doubt there is any way I can prevent the standalone or stacks from 
being infected because that is a function of the cleanliness of the 
Windows computer it will be on (there is virtually no risk for Mac and 
Linux users).

If I can't prevent an infection (please let me know if I'm wrong), I 
would like to be able to detect and report a possible infection to the 
user. I was thinking along the lines that since a standalone app can't 
be modified, either checking the modification date and/or checksum size 
at launch might be a good way to detect any changes.

I'm interested in hearing what others have to say. Has anyone had any 
experiences with infected standalones or stacks?

Bill Vlahos