ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VIRUS REPORT ³ ³ Devil's Dance ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Synonyms: Mexican virus Date of Origin: December, 1989. Place of Origin: Reported by Mau Fragoso of Mexico City. Host Machine: PC compatibles. Host Files: Remains resident, infects COM files. OnScreen Symptoms: After a warm reboot, you will see the message "DID YOU EVER DANCE WITH THE DEVIL IN THE WEAK MOONLIGHT? PRAY FOR YOUR DISKS!! The Joker" Also, after your first 2,000 keystrokes, screen colors will begin to change. Increase in Size of Infected Files: 941 bytes. Nature of Damage: Corrupts data files, program or overlay files, affects system run-time operation, corrupts file linkage. Detected by: Scanv52+. Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, or delete infected files. This virus will infect a file multiple times until the file becomes too large to fit in available memory. Once an infected program has been run, any subsequent warm boot (CTRL-ALT-DEL) will result in the message noted above. The Devil's Dance virus is destructive. * After the first 2,000 keystrokes, the virus starts changing the colors of text displayed on the monitor. * After the first 5,000 keystrokes, the virus erases the first copy of the FAT. At this point, whenever the system is rebooted, it will display the message above, destroy the first copy of the FAT, then proceed with the boot process. 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