erd@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ethan R. Dicks) (09/20/88)
I have not received _one_ reply on my request for information on the new
viruses. As I said in a previous posting, I am looking for more recent
information for a user group newsletter followup article on Viruses. PLEASE
send me anything on any virus which is newer than {SCA, LSD, ByteBandit}.
For all those viral detector authors:
I have several uuencoded bootblocks, including one which checks
the coolcapture() and resident() on bootup, warning the user of
any viruses present in memory. I am looking to swap bootblocks.
One of my goals is to inform novice users of the effects of all known viruses,
so that they know what to look for, and do not blame the hardware or the
software. The _one_ virus which got me (for 2 hours), was the Byte Bandit
virus. I use only one boot disk, so the virus saw what it thought was several
infected disks (multiple insertions/reboots), and triggered _very_ quickly.
Fortunately, I recognized the symptom of the machine freezing up suddenly as
a sign of a virus, and stomped it within minutes. Had I not known how to
recognize the Byte Bandit, I might have blamed my hardware.
Please help me to educate users who do not have access to technical fora; send
me your odd bootblocks, or at least descriptions of how the newer viruses
spread and trigger.
Thanks in advance,
-ethan
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