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- │ VIRUS REPORT │
- │ Datacrime II (1514 variant) │
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- Synonyms: 1514 virus, Columbus Day.
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- Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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- Host Files: COM (including COMMAND.COM) and EXE files.
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- Increase in Size of Infected Files: 1514 bytes.
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- Nature of Damage: Corrupts program or overlay files. Formats part of
- hard disk on any date up to and including October 12, of any year, except
- Sunday.
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- Detected by: Scanv56+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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- Removed by: CleanUp, AntiCrim, Scan/D, or F-Prot.
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- Derived from: Datacrime.
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- Scan Code: Uses self-encryption. 5E 81 EE 03 01 83 FE 00 74 2A 2E 8A 94.
- You can also search at offset 022H for 2E 8A 07 2E C6 05 22 32 C2 D0.
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- The major differences between this version and its predecessor:
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- * the virus will add 1,514 bytes to infected files;
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- * both COM and EXE files are infected;
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- * the virus now uses self-encryption.
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- * the virus will not format disks on Mondays.
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- See the discussion of 1184 below.
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