Virus Database

Maripuri.1942

Description Maripuri.1942

It is a very dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for EXE files in subdirectory tree, and writes itself to the end of the file. If there are no EXE files, the virus erases CMOS, FAT of C: drive, and overwrites MBR of the hard drive with the program that displays the message:
Virus MARIPURI 1.0
By FredSoft C.O.
Made in Spain, IV-1.992

The virus also contains the string:
*.EXE *.COM *.*

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Platov Family

Description Platov Family

These are very dangerous memory resident parasitic partly encrypted viruses. They copy themselves to the address 9800:0000h, and hook INT 8, 17h, 21h. While executing the viruses search for COM files of the current directory (except COMMAND.COM) and write themselves to the end of the file.
Depending on the system date the viruses delete the files that are executed, reboot the computer, change the symbols that are printed.
While selecting the A: drive the viruses display the message in Russian "Don't use floppy disks! There may be the viruses!" and erase the floppy disk sectors.
While selecting the GAMES or ANT subdirectories the viruses display the messages in Russian about computer games.
The viruses also contain the text strings:
Access Denied Software presents
The PC Virus
Programmed by Andrey Platov 15 years old on 09.07.1992
Hello to Igan, Pershin
gamesantCOMMAND*.COM

Playboy.1039

Description Playboy.1039

It is a harmless nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for .COM and .EXE files and writes itself to the end of the file. It contains the text string:
(- PLAYBOY -)

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