| Alias: | 08/15 Virus |
| Strain: | |
| detected when: | --- |
| where: | --- |
| Classification: | Resident Program (COM & EXE) Infector, indirect action. |
| Length: | COM & EXE: 1322 Bytes Memory: Bytes |
Preconditions | |
| Operating System(s): | MS-DOS |
| Version/Release: | 3.00 upward |
| Computer model(s): | IBM-PC and compatibles |
| Caroname: | Many_Fingers |
Attributes | |
| Easy identification: | Virus contains strings (in memory and on file): db "CRITICAL ERROR 08/15: TOO MANY Fi" db 0Fh,"GERS ON KEYBOARD ERROR." |
Type of Infection: | Infects COM- and EXE-files by appending at end of file. |
| Infection Technique: | |
| Infection Trigger: | Upon execution (INT 21h, function AH=4Bh) |
| Storage Media affected: | all drives |
| Interrupts hooked: | INT 21h,INT 24h,INT 09h(from date of activation) |
| Stealth: | |
| Tunneling/Selfprot: | |
| Oligo/Polymorphism: | |
| Encoding Method: | |
| Damage: | Transient damage: After 1500 keystrokes, the following message is displayed: "CRITICAL ERROR 08/15: TOO MANY FINGERS ON KEYBOARD ERROR." After the message has been displayed, system is halted by virus. |
| Damage Trigger: | Activation date = 11-NOVEMBER-1991 |
| Particularities: | --- |
| Similarities: | --- |
Agents | |
| Countermeasures: | McAfee's Scan V80+ |
| Standard means: | --- |
Acknowledgements | |
| Location: | Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, Germany |
| Classification by: | M.Mandelbaum |
| Documentation by: | H.Hoppenrath (H+B EDV), M.Mandelbaum VTC |
| Date: | 15-July-1991 |
| Information Source: | --- |
(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg