V163

Alias:
Strain:-
detected when:
where:
Classification:COM-infector, resident
Length:163

Preconditions

Operating System(s):MS-DOS
Version/Release:None
Computer model(s):PC's
Caroname:V163

Attributes

Easy identification:

Type of Infection:

The virus appends itself to the files Selfrec in memory: [0000:0086]=60h Selfrec on disk: FILE[0]=4Dh

Infection Technique:
Infection Trigger:Exec
Storage Media affected:
Interrupts hooked:21h/4Bh
Stealth:
Tunneling/Selfprot:
Oligo/Polymorphism:
Encoding Method:
Damage:Transient: None Permanent: None
Damage Trigger:Transient: None Permanent: NoneSIDE_EFFECT: NE/LE executables will be damaged by the infection process
Particularities:The virus resides at the memory address: 0060 Displayed text: None Not displayed text: None The virus does no secure SELFREC_IN_MEMORY anythingresident, that hooks INT21 will cause the virus to becomeresident again!
Similarities:

Agents

Countermeasures:
Standard means:

Acknowledgements

Location:Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by:Christoph Fischer, Micro-BIT Virus Center, University of Kar
Documentation by:Christoph Fischer, Micro-BIT Virus Center, University of Kar
Date:1993-02-22
Information Source:Caroentry (autom.converter by S.Freitag)

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