Phi

Alias:
Strain:-
detected when:
where:
Classification:Master-boot record (HD) infector, DBR (Floppy)- infector
Length:1 kilobyte(s)

Preconditions

Operating System(s):MS-DOS
Version/Release:None
Computer model(s):PC's
Caroname:Phi

Attributes

Easy identification:

Type of Infection:

Bootsector infection. Selfrec in memory: None Selfrec on disk: MBR[3Eh,5]=FAh 31h C0h 8Eh D0h

Infection Technique:
Infection Trigger:Boot from infected floppy13h/(CX=0001h, DX!=0080h)
Storage Media affected:Harddisks, Disketts
Interrupts hooked:13h
Stealth:
Tunneling/Selfprot:
Oligo/Polymorphism:
Encoding Method:
Damage:Transient: Scroll up window Transient: Write character 'í' Permanent: None
Damage Trigger:Transient: At bootup from an infected floppy (hard):NumLock=ON & CapsLock=OFF Transient: While infect another boot sector Permanent: None
Particularities:None Displayed text: None Not displayed text: None None
Similarities:

Agents

Countermeasures:
Standard means:

Acknowledgements

Location:Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by:Petr_FPL Odehnal
Documentation by:Petr_FPL Odehnal
Date:1993-08-18
Information Source:Caroentry (autom.converter by S.Freitag)

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