| Alias: | Anthrax |
| Strain: | --- |
| detected when: | April 1987 |
| where: | C'T (a german computermagazin) |
| Classification: | Program Virus (Extending V.) |
| Length: | 1222 Bytes |
Preconditions | |
| Operating System(s): | ATARI-TOS |
| Version/Release: | All Versions of ATARI TOS |
| Computer model(s): | All Atari ST models |
| Caroname: | Milzbrand |
Attributes | |
| Easy identification: | if killing the FAT it shows six 'Viruses' on screen the Virus body (readable with HexDump-facilities) include the text : 'DIES IST EIN VIRUS' (=`This is a Virus') |
Type of Infection: | Executable File infection(.PRG) extending |
| Infection Technique: | |
| Infection Trigger: | all programs>1000 Bytes |
| Storage Media affected: | Infects programs on disks and hard disks (in the actuell path) |
| Interrupts hooked: | --- |
| Stealth: | |
| Tunneling/Selfprot: | |
| Oligo/Polymorphism: | |
| Encoding Method: | |
| Damage: | overwriting bootblock and FAT on disks A and B |
| Damage Trigger: | year=1987 |
| Particularities: | shows six 'Viruses' on screen |
| Similarities: | --- |
Agents | |
| Countermeasures: | --- |
| Standard means: | Write protect the disk |
Acknowledgements | |
| Location: | Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG |
| Classification by: | --- |
| Documentation by: | Ralf Stegen |
| Date: | Nov.9 1989 |
| Information Source: | C'T April 1987 |
(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg