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Virus Listing Maltese_Amoeba - Virus Details


Maltese_Amoeba

Aliases: Amoeba.2367, Grain of Sand, Irish
Size: 2367 KB
Frequency: 9

Characteristics:
  • Infects COM files
  • Infects EXE files
  • Memory resident
  • Encrypted (code and data)
  • Polymorphic
  • Displays visual effects (other than message)
  • Contains encrypted text
  • Has triggered warhead / payload that causes damage
Information:
    Visual Effects: Infinite loop flashes screen after warhead routine. Message Displayed: "To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower Hold in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour." (From William Blake's "Auguries of Innocence") Displayed on next bootup after the warhead has triggered. Encrypted Text: "AMOEBA virus by the Hacker Twins (C) 1991" and an inflamatory message about the University of Malta. Warhead: The first 30 tracks on head 0 of the first hard disk are overwritten. Triggers on November 1 and March 15.
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