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Byway.A -
Virus Details |
Byway.A
Aliases: Dir2.Byway, HndV Size: 2048
KB Frequency: 12
Characteristics:
- Infects COM files
- Infects EXE files
- Memory resident
- Full stealth
- Encrypted (code and data)
- Polymorphic
- Plays Music
- Displays message
- Contains encrypted text
Information:
Music: Plays a tune when message is displayed. Message
Displayed: "TRABAJEMOS TODOS POR VENEZUELA!!!" May trigger
on infection if 1996 or later and day of month = month * 2 + 2 (Jan 4,
Feb 6, etc.). Encrypted Text: "By Wai-Chan,Aug94,UCV",
"The-HndV". Notes: The virus is a linking virus like
DIR_II. It creates a hidden, system, read-only file called CHKLIST.MS
(padded with 0FFh charactors) in the root directory.
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