Virus Database

Parasite Family

Description Parasite Family

These are dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic viruses. They search for .COM files of current directory and directories which are marked in PATH string, then they write themselves to the end of the file. In some cases they format the disk C: and cracks by PC speaker. The viruses contain the text strings:
"Parasite.901,903":
ParaSite II - By: Rock Steady
*.COM
COMMAND.COM
PATH=

"Parasite.1024":
Copyright (C) 1991 by [NUKE] InterNat'nl
Software Development`Sicilain Mob Ia' Virus by [NUKE] MP
Completed September 1991, Montreal, Canada
--> [NUKE] H/A/P/V/T at its Best <--

It also displays:
Sicilian Mob Ia - Virus [NUKE]'91 - Rock MP

"Parasite.1132":
(C) 1991 by [NUKE] InterNat`nl Software Development
Parasite Virus, Released October 1991, Montreal, Canada
--> [NukE] H/A/P/C/T/V at its Best! <---
RABiT,RABiT,RABiTallEAT THIS!
To John McAfee [I'll be BACK!]

It also displays:
Parasite Virus! by Rock Steady [NukE] HP

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Macro.Word97.Nori

Description Macro.Word97.Nori

Nori is a dangerous macro virus that infects Microsoft Word documents upon opening or creating. As a result of the virus' activity the file "Iron.tmp" may appear in root folder of drive "C:".
On April 1st the virus checks the system registry's RegisteredOrganization key - if it is equal to "IRON" the virus destroys all files on drive "C:".
If the RegisteredOrganization key contains any other value the virus wipes out (deletes) the content of any document opened on April 1st.

Macro.Word97.Nottice

Description Macro.Word97.Nottice

This virus contains two macros: AutoOpen, WININIT. The virus infects the system and documents on opening files. On December 13 it creates a new document and inserts the strings into it:
IMPORTAT NOTTICE!
HANSSI A. A. IS MARRIED WITH A LOSSER.

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