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- │ VIRUS REPORT │
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- Synonyms: Stoned-B.
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- Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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- Host Files: Remains resident. Infects boot sector of floppy disk and
- partition table of hard disk.
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- OnScreen Symptoms: The screen will sometimes display "Your PC is now
- stoned!"
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- Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a.
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- Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts or
- overwrites boot sector. Directly or indirectly corrupts file linkage.
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- Detected by: Scanv56+, CleanUp, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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- Removed by: CleanUp, MDisk, F-Prot.
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- Derived from: New Zealand.
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- Scan Code: You can search at offset 043H for B8 01 02 0E 07 BB 00 02 33
- C9.
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- This is a variation of New Zealand. Much of the code has been
- reorganized. The only significant change in function, however, is that
- the original boot sector is stored at track zero, head zero, sector seven
- on a hard disk. The second string ("Legalise Marijuana!") is not
- transferred when infecting a hard disk. The virus occupies space in the
- hard disk's partition table.
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- The hard disk is infected as soon as an infected floppy is booted. No
- intentional damage is done by New Zealand-B, except systems with RLL
- controllers will frequently hang.
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- Removal instructions are the same as for the original New Zealand
- virus for diskettes. However, an infected hard disk must be disinfected
- by using MDisk with the /P parameter, with CleanUp, or NDD, because the
- partition table has been infected.
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