| Alias: | |
| Strain: | - |
| detected when: | |
| where: | |
| Classification: | COM and EXE infector |
| Length: | 826 |
Preconditions | |
| Operating System(s): | MS-DOS |
| Version/Release: | All models |
| Computer model(s): | PC's |
| Caroname: | PS-MPC (ARCV-1) |
Attributes | |
| Easy identification: | |
Type of Infection: | The virus appends itself to the files Selfrec on disk: (EXE) initial_SP == 4157h,(COM) File[1] == (word) Filesize-virussize-3 |
| Infection Technique: | |
| Infection Trigger: | search current directory then successive parent directories(first for *.exe then for *.com, including system and hidden files) &&COM_filename[5] != "ND" && (Virussize <= COM_filesize <= 0FC08h) |
| Storage Media affected: | |
| Interrupts hooked: | 24 |
| Stealth: | |
| Tunneling/Selfprot: | |
| Oligo/Polymorphism: | - |
| Encoding Method: | |
| Damage: | Transient: write MSG_DISPLAYED: to the screen and hang. Permanent: - |
| Damage Trigger: | Transient: Month == June || Day_of_Month == 15 || Year >= 1993 Permanent: - |
| Particularities: | The virus is not memory resident. Displayed text: "Long Live The ARCV. MUFC for the League!(c) Apache Warrior, ARCV Pres. 92Welcome to the REAL World. And the ARCV 1 Virus!"; Encrypted Not displayed text: "[ARCV-1]", "Apache Warrior, ARCV Pres."; Encrypted The encryption key is prevented from having a value of 0.The infection routine is designed to be easy to change the numberof files that are infected when the virus is run, it is set to 1in this version. |
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Acknowledgements | |
| Location: | Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG |
| Classification by: | Adam David, Frisk Software International |
| Documentation by: | Adam David, Frisk Software International |
| Date: | 22.7.93 |
| Information Source: | Caroentry (autom.converter by S.Freitag) |
(c) 1996 Virus-Test-Center, University of Hamburg