Virus Database

Sk.626

Description Sk.626

This is a very dangerous, memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 13h, 20h, and 21h. When any program exits to DOS, the virus searches for COM files of the current directory and writes itself to the end of the file. The beginning of the infected file contains the word 'SK'. On the 24th of any month, the virus erases the disk sectors and displays the following message:
Virus in memory !!! Created by 21.I.1990 - PMGOTME - Tolbuhin all

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Macro.Word97.UScan

Description Macro.Word97.UScan

This macro-virus contains six macros in one module "Uscan": AutoOpen, AutoNew, FileOpen, UScan, intUAppVer, blnUScanSearch.
It infects the global macros area upon opening an infected document (AutoOpen), and infects other documents upon opening or creating (FileOpen, AutoNew). While infecting, the virus checks user initials and if they are "AF", the virus displays the following message:
This file contains the UScan macro. It is not harmful, but
may spread in a disconcerting manner.

The virus turns off the Word virus protection (the VirusProtection option).
The virus code contains the following comments:
///// /// Name: UScan
//// // Author: tgho
/// // Version: 1.11.3
// Last Edited: 19th February, 1998

Macro.Word97.Vacuity

Description Macro.Word97.Vacuity

This stealth macro-virus contains eight macros in one module "Vacuity": Jj, FileTemplates, FormatStyle, ToolsMacro, ViewVBCode, Organizer, FileClose, DocClose.
The virus infects files and the global macros area on document closing (FileClose, DocClose). It turns off the Word virus protection (the VirusProtection option), disables File/Templates, Format/Style, Tools/Macro, Organizer and Visual Basic Editor (Stealth)
The virus code contains the comment:
Copyright (C) 1998 by FlyShadow ~^^~ - Vacuity

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