ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VIRUS REPORT ³ ³ Amstrad Virus ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Date of Origin: Reported in November, 1989 by Jean Luz, an NCSA member. Known for about one year prior to that in Spain and Portugal. Place of Origin: Spain and Portugal Host Machine: PC compatibles. Host Files: COM files other than COMMAND.COM. Not memory resident. OnScreen Symptoms: Displays a fake advertisement for the Amstrad computer. Increase in Size of Infected Files: 847 bytes. Nature of Damage: May corrupt program or overlay files. Detected by: Scanv51+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan. Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, F-Prot, or simply erase the infected files. This virus appears to cause no damage beyond replication, which may occasionally damage a COM file. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º º presented here is accurate. º º º º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º º º º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º º º º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º º º º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º º this message is not removed or altered. º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ  Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253