Quark.1600
Description Quark.1600
It is not a dangerous memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 15h, 21h and writes itself to the end of COM and EXE files that are executed. By hooking INT 15h the virus intercepts keyboard on old-style (PC-286) computers and changes keyboard data. The virus contains the text strings:
smothered to inertness by bendelosangeles Arg~AdeN
If this string is changed, the virus deletes the host file.
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Hide.709
Description Hide.709
It is not a dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for .COM files and writes itself to the end of the file. On May, 5th it displays:
Hi! boy. Do you know 'hide-and-seek' ?
Let's play with me!!
Hidenowt.1741.a
Description Hidenowt.1741.a
It is a harmless memory resident parasitic partly encrypted virus. It writes itself to the end of .COM and .EXE files. When an infected file is executed, the virus infects the C:COMMAND.COM file, then it traces and hooks INT 21h, then it infects the files on DOS calls FindFirst/Next.
The virus uses anti-debug tricks. It contains two text strings, the former is encrypted, the latter is used as virus-ID word:
C:COMMAND.COM
Yx
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