Virus Database

5lo.1024

Description 5lo.1024

It is a harmless memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and when any program is executed or terminated, the virus searches for .EXE files in the current directory, then it writes itself to the end of the file. The virus contains the text:
92.05.24.5lo.2.23

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Aref.670

Description Aref.670

This is a memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the end of files that are executed. It infects COM files only.
It has an EXE infection routine, but this routine is never executed, and is partly erased by the encrypted text:
-= PERSIAN GULF =-
Hey you! Jump to the FIRE!
This is a VIRUS, By:Aref Karimi (Wizard) The Last days of 1375.
Be happy, he he
It also hooks INT 17h and 33h and disables the mouse and printing. On the 6th of any month, this virus erases the CMOS, decrypts and displays the following message:
"Aref V.2.0" sends the greetings and
deep regards to U. he is looking for
someone to talk to, please contact to
the following EMAIL address :
Aref@REMOVED.CMOS.DATA !
Sig: Aref.K.1998 ;)

Aref.890

Description Aref.890

This is a memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the end of files that are executed. It infects both COM and EXE files.
On Thursdays it also erases the CMOS, hooks INT 1Ch and on each timer tick, displays the following message:
[ AREF V.3.0 ]
i.e., the virus halts the computer, and fills the screen with this message. If this text is modified in the virus code, the virus will erase the CMOS any time an infected program is executed. This virus also contains the text:
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