Starcon.1057
Description Starcon.1057
It is a dangerous memory resident partly encrypted parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the end of .COM files that are executed, opened or accessed by FindFirst/Next DOS call. The virus deletes STARCON.* files and contains the text string:
starcon
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Elsa.857
Description Elsa.857
It is not a dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for COM files, then writes itself to the beginning of the file. To locate files to infect them the virus does not uses "standard" DOS INT 21h calls, but reads and processes directory sectors by direct disk calls. While infecting the virus allocates DOS memory and uses video memory for store temporary data.
Because of a bug the virus does not work on Pentium computers. The virus contains the text strings:
[Simb_NkEi]
SIMBULE_NkEI_RofA_.03.99
[ELSA_FA6]
fait grisall! Bisous ptite cherie !
Elvira.459
Description Elvira.459
These are relatively harmless, non-memory resident parasitic viruses. They search for .COM files in the current directory, then write themselves to the end of the file. The viruses replicate themselves only in October and November. In December, they disinfect host files and display the following message:
<-: Tip von Virus ELVIRA 2.1 R: :->
<-: Traue nie Deinem Viren-Scanner! :->
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