One_Half Virus

Alias:Slovak Bomber, Explosion-II Virus
Strain:---
detected when:
where:
Classification:File (COM&EXE) infector, HD Masterboot record (MBR) infector
Length:4 kilobyte(s) {[0:412] - 4}

Preconditions

Operating System(s):MS-DOS
Version/Release:All models
Computer model(s):PC's
Caroname:One_Half.3544

Attributes

Easy identification:---

Type of Infection:

File infection: virus appends itself to files. Bootsector infection: Selfrec in memory: INT_21;AX=4B53 -> AX=454B Selfrec on disk: if word [MBR+25]=00D3 then already infected.

Infection Technique:
Infection Trigger:(MBR system code = 1,4,5,6) and([MBR:25]<>00D3) and([MBR:180]<>072E)
Storage Media affected:Harddisks
Interrupts hooked:0113/0213/031C21/1121/1221/3C21/3D21/3E21/4B002 1/4C21/4E21/4F21/5621/5B21/6C0024
Stealth:
Tunneling/Selfprot:
Oligo/Polymorphism:Virus hides the entry point.
Encoding Method:
Damage:Transient: --- Permanent: ---
Damage Trigger:Transient: --- Permanent: ---
Particularities:- Virus resides above last MCB. - Virus disables INT 1 and INT 3. - Displayed text: 'Dis is one half. ' 'Press any key to continue ...' - Not displayed text: 'Did you leave the room ?' - Virus recognises the following programs "by name":SCAN, CLEAN, FINVIRU, GUARD, NOD, VSAFE, MSAV. - Virus specially checks for execution of CHKDSK
Similarities:---

Agents

Countermeasures:ONEHALF.EXE
Standard means:

Acknowledgements

Location:
Classification by:Igor G. Muttik
Documentation by:Igor G. Muttik
Date:24-April-1994
Information Source:CaroBase entry, converted S.Freitag VTC Hamburg

(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg