Chad

Alias:
Strain:-
detected when:
where:
Classification:COM-infector
Length:751

Preconditions

Operating System(s):MS-DOS
Version/Release:All models
Computer model(s):PC's
Caroname:Chad

Attributes

Easy identification:

Type of Infection:

The virus appends itself to the files Selfrec on disk: Filetime_seconds%16 == 0

Infection Technique:
Infection Trigger:"normal" attribute in current directory
Storage Media affected:
Interrupts hooked:
Stealth:
Tunneling/Selfprot:
Oligo/Polymorphism:-
Encoding Method:
Damage:Transient: write MSG_DISPLAYED: to the screen and hang in a loop. Permanent: -
Damage Trigger:Transient: 10th generation of the Virus Permanent: -
Particularities:The virus is not memory resident. Displayed text: (IBM/ASCII graphics of Chad looking over a wall) "______/ \| O O |WW | | WW( )WOT!! No Anti - VirusSoftware ....." Not displayed text: "CHAD Against Damaging Viruses ... Save Our Software. 1992" The tenth generation is the last generation, because it writes themessage instead of infecting.
Similarities:

Agents

Countermeasures:
Standard means:

Acknowledgements

Location:Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by:Adam David, Frisk Software International
Documentation by:Adam David, Frisk Software International
Date:28.7.93
Information Source:Caroentry (autom.converter by S.Freitag)

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