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- │ VIRUS REPORT │
- │ 1260 virus │
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- Synonyms: Stealth Virus
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- Date of Origin: January, 1990.
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- Place of Origin: Minnesota.
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- Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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- Host Files: Encrypting non-resident. Infects
- COM files.
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- Increase in Size of Infected Files: 1260 bytes.
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- Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time
- operation. Corrupts program or overlay files.
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- Detected by: Scanv57+, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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- Removed by: CleanUp v57+.
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- Derived from: Vienna.
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- Scan Code: Uses variable encryption techniques.
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- Although this little thing doesn't become memory resident, it has an
- insatiable appetite for COM files, which will become 1,260 bytes longer
- after infection. Infected files will be encrypted with a unique key --
- every infection produces a different key. The 1260 virus can infect a
- LAN's file server and all workstations.
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- ║ This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", ║
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