| Alias: | Gippo.Hysteria |
| Strain: | Gippo strain |
| detected when: | |
| where: | |
| Classification: | EXE-infector |
| Length: | NONE |
Preconditions | |
| Operating System(s): | MS-DOS |
| Version/Release: | All models |
| Computer model(s): | PC's |
| Caroname: | Gippo.Jumping_Jack |
Attributes | |
| Easy identification: | |
Type of Infection: | The virus appends itself to the files Selfrec on disk: FileTime = 04:08 |
| Infection Technique: | |
| Infection Trigger: | On execution of an infected file |
| Storage Media affected: | |
| Interrupts hooked: | 8 (System timer) |
| Stealth: | |
| Tunneling/Selfprot: | |
| Oligo/Polymorphism: | - |
| Encoding Method: | |
| Damage: | Transient: Virus hooks Int 8 for a shake-screen effect,LIKE Gippo.Earthquake Permanent: LIKE Gippo.Earthquake |
| Damage Trigger: | Transient: Month = 1 month after the executed filewas initially infected Permanent: LIKE Gippo.Earthquake |
| Particularities: | Displayed text: "Fit of hysteria offered by G.I.P.Po" ; Encrypted.Will probably never be displayed due to a bug. Not displayed text: "JumpingJackúPR""\""*.e?e""smartc*.cps" Very similar to Gippo.Earthquake, but without encryption.Additionally, author is now attempting to outsmart heuristicscanners (*.exe -> *.e?e, smartchk.cps -> smartc*.cps). |
| Similarities: | Gippo.Earthquake, Gippo.EpidemicWare |
Agents | |
| Countermeasures: | |
| Standard means: | |
Acknowledgements | |
| Location: | Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG |
| Classification by: | Gilad Japhet, BRM Technologies |
| Documentation by: | Gilad Japhet, BRM Technologies |
| Date: | 1994-03-14 |
| Information Source: | Caroentry (autom.converter by S.Freitag) |
(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg