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- 40Hex Number 7 Volume 2 Issue 3 File 008
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- More Virus News. An informed virus Programmer is a good one.
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- Article 1: New Macintosh Virus
- Article 2: RockSteady's 666 Virus [NuKE]
- Article 3: A Stooge's View
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- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 11:34:50 -0500
- >From: Gene Spafford <spaf@cs.purdue.edu>
- Subject: Mac announcement - new virus (Mac)
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- New Macintosh Virus Discovered
- 17 April 1992
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- Virus: CODE 252
- Damage: some, possibly severe (see text)
- Spread: unknown (see text)
- Systems affected: Apple Macintosh computers. All types, but see text.
-
- A new virus, which has been designated "CODE 252", has been discovered
- on Apple Macintosh computer systems. This virus is designed to trigger
- if an infected application is run or system booted between June 6 and
- December 31, inclusive. When triggered, the virus brings up a dialog
- box with the message:
- You have a virus.
- Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
- Now erasing all disks...
- Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
- P.S. Have a nice day.
- Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
- (Click to continue...)
-
- Despite this message, no files or directories are deleted in the
- versions of the virus we have seen; however, a worried user might
- power down the system upon seeing the message, and thus corrupt the
- disk -- this could lead to significant damage. Furthermore, the virus
- may interact with some applications in such a manner as to damage
- them.
-
- Under System 7, the System file can be seriously damaged by the virus
- under at least some circumstances as the virus attempts to spread.
- This may lead to a system that will not boot, crashes, or other
- unusual behavior.
-
- Between January 1 and June 5, inclusive, the virus simply spreads from
- applications to system files, and then on to other application files.
- At the present moment, we have no indication that the virus causes
- direct damage to any existing applications.
-
- The virus does not spread to other applications under MultiFinder on
- System 6.x systems, nor will it spread under System 7. However, it
- will run on those systems if an infected application is executed.
- Even if you are running one of these systems, we recommend you obtain
- an use one of latest versions of appropriate anti-virus software.
-
- As of the date of this announcement (17 April 92), we have had limited
- reported sightings of this virus. This, combined with the nature of
- operation of the virus, leads us to believe that the virus is not yet
- widespread.
-
- The current versions of Gatekeeper and SAM Intercept (in advanced and
- custom mode) are effective against this virus. Either program should
- generate an alert if the virus is present and attempts to spread to
- other files. The Virex Record/Scan feature will also detect the virus.
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- Authors of all major Macintosh anti-virus tools are planning updates
- to their tools to locate and/or eliminate this virus. Some of these
- are listed below. We recommend that you obtain and run a CURRENT
- version of AT LEAST ONE of these programs.
-
- Some specific information on updated Mac anti-virus products follows:
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- Tool: Disinfectant
- Status: Free software (courtesy of Northwestern University and
- John Norstad)
- Revision to be released: 2.8
- Where to find: usual archive sites and bulletin boards --
- ftp.acns.nwu.edu, sumex-aim.stanford.edu,
- rascal.ics.utexas.edu, AppleLink, America Online,
- CompuServe, Genie, Calvacom, MacNet, Delphi,
- comp.binaries.mac
- When available: soon
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- Tool: Gatekeeper
- Status: Free software (courtesy of Chris Johnson)
- Revision to be released: 1.2.6 (probably)
- Where to find: usual archive sites and bulletin boards --
- microlib.cc.utexas.edu, sumex-aim.stanford.edu,
- rascal.ics.utexas.edu, comp.binaries.mac
- When available: eventually
- Comments:
- Gatekeeper should find this virus if it attempts to infect your
- system or applications, and thus does not need an update.
- Gatekeeper Aid will need an update to "know" exactly what virus it
- is seeing so it can remove the virus, but the update is not
- crucial for continued protection. As Gatekeeper is freeware and
- Chris has a "real" life, this update may not be immediate.
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- Tool: Rival
- Status: Commercial software
- Revision to be released: Rival 1.1.9v (CODE 252 Vaccine or Refresh
- 1.1.9v)
- Where to find it: AppleLink, America Online, Internet, Compuserve.
- When available: Immediately.
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- Tool: SAM (Virus Clinic and Intercept)
- Status: Commercial software
- Revision to be released: 3.0.8
- Where to find: CompuServe, America Online, Applelink, Symantec's
- Bulletin Board @ 408-973-9598
- When available: 17 April 1992. Version 3.0.8 of the Virus
- Definitions file are also available.
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- Tool: Virex INIT
- Status: Commercial software
- Revision to be released: 3.8
- Where to find: Microcom, Inc (919) 490-1277
- When available: Immediately.
- Comments:
- Virex 3.8 will detect and repair the virus. All
- Virex subscribers will automatically be sent an update on
- diskette. All other registered users will receive a notice with
- information to update prior versions to be able to detect
- CODE 252. This information is also available on Microcom's BBS.
- (919)419-1602, and is presented here:
- Guide Number = 6324448
- 1: 0203 3001 7778 2A00 / 79
- 2: 0C50 4EFA 0003 A9AB / C4
- 3: 0004 A9AA 0002 A647 / B2
- 4: 8180 9090 9090 9090 / 1B
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- Tool: Virus Detective
- Status: Shareware
- Revision to be released: 5.0.4
- Where to find: Usual bulletin boards will announce a new search string.
- Registered users will also get a mailing
- with the new search string.
- When available: Immediately.
- Comments: search strings are:
- Resource Start & Size < 1200 & WData 2F2C#23F3C#2A9A0*3F3C#24878#2A9AB ; For
- find CODE 252 in Appl's
- Filetype=ZSYS & Resource INIT & Size < 1200 & WData 2F2C#
- 3F3C#2A9A0*3F3C#24878
- #2A9AB ; For find CODE 252 in System
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- If you discover what you believe to be a virus on your Macintosh
- system, please report it to the vendor/author of your anti-virus
- software package for analysis. Such reports make early, informed
- warnings like this one possible for the rest of the Mac community.
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- Date: 04-27-92 (04:18) Number: 264 of 275 (Echo)
- To: ALL Refer#: NONE
- From: STEVENS WALLACE Read: (N/A)
- Subj: 666 IS GONNA GET YEAH Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
- Conf: N_VIRUS (41) Read Type: GENERAL (A) (+)
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- Rock Steady `666' Virus Released: Mar 24'92
- [Montreal,Canada] PROGRAMMED:By Rock Steady. A few patches from other neat
- Viruses
- DAMAGE:The Virus will format the HD BOOT & FAT area on the 13th of
- every Month! I wrote TWO formating procedures. One with the INT 13h and one
- with the INT 26h! To make 100% the suckers HD gets trashes for GOOD!
- NOTES:This is a Simple EXE & COM Infector! It infects ALL Files Executed The
- Virus Hides in High Memory! And Hooks Int 21h! It will increase files by the
- length of 666 Bytes! but if the Virus is Resident in Memory the Length of
- the Files on a "DIR" will remain the SAME under MSDOS V3.30 - 5.0!
- OTHER:*uck the Name. Its the ONLY text in the Virus! So the Anti-Virus
- people will call it `Rock Steady', since the virus needs that signature to
- check if the file is infected on infection routines & DIR routine!
- PURPOSE:To make a very small "Stealth" Virus. And create a HOLE shit load of
- damage for people not to forget!
- ANTI-VIRAL:*uck Them! I've tried with SCANV89B, F-PROT2.03A, VirexPC Central
- Point 1.2, Nortan Scanner, ViruScan And it's UNDETECTABLE!
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- Neat heh? McGill Univ. is flipping over this new Virus that they just got hit
- with in Montreal. *uck it's hot...
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- aLl comments to moi...
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- Extracted from "Gui Guts" by Yacco, in ComputerCraft Magazine, June 1992
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- Mutant Ninja Morons
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- Did you survive the Michaelangelo Virus? That's what everybody,
- including Bill, the guy from UPS, has been asking me. I spent most of
- last night organizing and archiving several year's worth of data. I
- suppose I should be grateful to the fan of comic culture who wrote this
- virus for the motivation to do something I've been putting off for a
- long time. But these virus writers aren't exactly virtuous. I wouldn't
- be sitting here now creating files with tomorrow's date on them if they
- were. In fact, it occurs to me that what motivates them is a need to
- control and terrorize people. In other words, they're a new breed of
- rapist: the mass rapist. And just like physical rape isn't about sex,
- electronic rape isn't about intellectual challenges.
-
- [I wasn't going to comment until I got this classic article. This is so
- funny. This guy thinks Michelangelo was named after the Teenage Mutant
- Ninja Turtle. And hell, *IF* we are rapists, Yacco, better bend over
- and spread em wide, cause we are gonna fuck you hard. What kinda name
- is Yacco??? Fuck him. Why is everyone so curious as to what motivates
- us? Can't it be that we just simply enjoy it? Must it be social
- problems, or publicity? Don't blame the virus community for the
- Michelangelo scare, blame the Anti Virus Community. It was a scare, a
- simple ploy to gain money! I had everyone asking me how do I protect
- myself? So, I spent a couple days helping out people who weren't
- infected. Everywhere I went, Michelangelo! How many infections did I
- find? 1. One fucking infection. I think everyone in the Anti-Virus
- Community benefitted. Do you think that the author of Michelangelo made
- a press release about the virus? I don't recall that. So, there goes
- the publicity theory. He didn't control anyone. Anti-Virus people did.
- A scare tactic. Plain and simple. The End.]
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- PS: Saw a useful article in the latest issue of a magazine? Anything
- Virus related? Well, ya don't have to type it in! Just contact a
- -=PHALCON/SKISM=- Member, and we will take care of it. Leave him mail
- stating what magazine, what issue, and what page, and your handle (We
- will throw ya into our Greet list).
-
- ->GHeap!
-