Virus Database

Rlyeh.1178

Description Rlyeh.1178

It is a very dangerous nonmemory resident encrypted overwriting virus. It searches for COM files, then overwrites them. The virus displays the text:
+----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| _ | Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl fhtagn. |
| /\___[X]___/ | In his house in R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. |
| / /| +-------------------------------------------------------+
| / / / | This virus demonstrates interrupt trapping, anti- |
| /\/ | |/ // | heuristic code, EXE/COM determination, executable |
| || || | data statements, heap use, code length determination, |
| _|| ||_ | simple (XOR) encryption, and overwriting replication. |
+----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| FOR DEMONSTRATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY · NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ERROR: No infectable files found!
ACTIVE: Infection in

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Einvolk Family

Description Einvolk Family

These are non-memory resident parasitic viruses. They search for .COM-files of the current and parent subdirectories and write themselves to the end of the files that are found. "Einvolk.521,525" are dangerous viruses. In November, they format hard drive sectors and display:
"Einvolk.521": Weimar Republik 525 VF!93
"Einvolk.525": Big brother is watching you.
Virus Factory 93

"Einvolk.640" is a harmless virus. It contains the following internal text string:
Ein volk, Ein reich, ein führer!
John.L.VF!93

Einvolk.521

Description Einvolk.521

This is a non-memory resident parasitic virus. It searches for COM files of the current and parent subdirectories and writes itself to the end of the files that are found.
This is a dangerous virus. In November, it formats hard drive sectors and displays:
Big brother is watching you.
Virus Factory 93

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