| Alias: | |
| Strain: | Lovechild Strain |
| detected when: | |
| where: | |
| Classification: | Trojan Horse |
| Length: | 64 Bytes |
Preconditions | |
| Operating System(s): | MS-DOS |
| Version/Release: | all DOS-versions |
| Computer model(s): | IBM-PC, XT, AT and compatibles |
| Caroname: | LoveChild.Killed |
Attributes | |
| Easy identification: | Text "LoveChild in reward for software sealing." is contained within the file. The trojan has a lenght of 64 bytes. |
Type of Infection: | This trojan is installed by LoveChild virus. |
| Infection Technique: | |
| Infection Trigger: | --- |
| Storage Media affected: | |
| Interrupts hooked: | --- |
| Stealth: | |
| Tunneling/Selfprot: | |
| Oligo/Polymorphism: | |
| Encoding Method: | |
| Damage: | Trojan writes garbage onto the first harddisk, starting with track 0 and using the first 4 heads. This trojan counts through all tracks, overwriting each, until the harddisk is completely thrashed. |
| Damage Trigger: | Execution of the trojan. |
| Particularities: | See: LoveChild Virus (Computer Virs Catalog) |
| Similarities: | --- |
Agents | |
| Countermeasures: | |
| Standard means: | Delete infected files, copy uninfected versions from original write-protected disk. |
Acknowledgements | |
| Location: | Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, Germany |
| Classification by: | Toralv Dirro, Gerald Schrod |
| Documentation by: | Toralv Dirro, Gerald Schrod |
| Date: | 15-July-1991 |
| Information Source: | --- |
(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg