Macro.Word.Tedious
Description Macro.Word.Tedious
This virus contains four macros: AutoNew, vAutoNew, FileSaveAs, vFileSaveAs. It infects the global macros area and documents on both AutoNew and FileSaveAs calls. The virus does not manifest itself in any way.
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Palm.Phage
Description Palm.Phage
This is the first known virus infecting PalmPilot applications. The virus has an "overwriting" infection mechanism, and affected applications do not work anymore.
The Pilot applications (.PRC files - "executable files" in DOS/Windows terms) are standard Pilot databases with a special "application" resource inside. When an application is run, the "application" resource is activated and performs its functions. There is a set of system "library routines" that the Pilot applications can use to access system resources and other database resources.
When the virus starts, it opens its own file and reads its DATA and CODE resources from there, then it simply searches for all other "application" databases in the system and overwrites their DATA and CODE resources with the virus'. The affected application then has virus DATA and CODE resources in it.
Palma Family
Description Palma Family
These are nonmemory resident parasitic viruses. They search for COM files on disks and infect them. "Palma.247" overwrites the files, other viruses write themselves to the end of the file.
The viruses contain the texts:
"Palma.503": Palma Ver.2
"Palma.591": Palma Ver.4
C:COMMAND.COM
"Palma.642": Palma Ver.3
"Palma.591" depending on the system date deletes the C:COMMAND.COM file. "Palma.642" displays:
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