What are Batch Files ?
According to wikipedia a batch file is a text file containing a series of commands intended to be executed by the command interprete, In this article I will be telling you the basics of batch files clear and developing the approach towards coding your own viruses. Lets begin with a simple example.
Open your command prompt and change your current directory to 'desktop' by typing 'cd desktop' without quotes.
Now type these commands one by one
Now type these commands one by one
1. md x //makes directory 'x' on desktop
2. cd x // changes current directory to 'x'
3. md y // makes a directory 'y' in directory 'x'
Lets do the same thing in an other way. Copy these three commands in notepad and save file as anything.bat
Now just double click on this batch file and the same work would be done , You will get a folder 'x' on your desktop and folder 'y' in it. This means the three commands executed line by line when we run the batch file
So a batch file is simply a text containing series of commands which are executed automatically line by line when the batch file is run.
What can batch viruses do ?
They can be used to delete the windows files, format data, steal information,consume CPU resources to affect performance,disable firewalls,open ports,modify or destroy registry and for many more purposes.
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