Virus Database

Vdv.388

Description Vdv.388
This is a non-memory resident very dangerous encrypted virus. It searches for .COM files of the current drive, and writes itself to the end of the file. From December 24th until the 26th, it displays the following message, and overwrites the files with the same message:
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_______ Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht
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___________ der Verband Deutscher Virenliebhaber
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Ach ja, und dann wünschen wir auch noch viel Spaß
beim Suchen nach den Daten von der Festplatte!
gez. VDV, Dezember 1990.

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Ouse.591

Description Ouse.591

It is a dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for COM files and writes itself to the end of the file. Depending on the system date it erased the disk sectors. It contains the text string:
OUSE ME EST ABDA

Overkill Family

Description Overkill Family

These are dangerous parasitic polymorphic viruses. "Overkill.1191" and "Overkill.1308" are nonmemory resident ones, they search for the files and infect them. "Overkill.1385" is memory resident virus, it hooks INT 21h and infect the files that are executed or opened. "Overkill.1191,1385" write itself to the beginning of .COM file, "Overkill.1308" writes itself to the end of EXE files.
"Overkill.1191,1308" contain the text:
Procedure From VCL 1.0

"Overkill.1191" also contains the text:
Chi vuol esser lieto, sia: di doman non v'e' certezza.

In some cases these viruses display the message and wait for keyboard input. Then they return control to host program on 'N' key, or halt the computer on 'Y' key. They display:
"Overkill.1191":
OverKill Virus - By MTZ - From Italy - Are You ready (y/n) ?

"Overkill.1308":
OverKill II Virus - By MTZ - From Italy - Are You ready (y/n) ?

"Overkill.1385":
OverKill III Virus - By MTZ - From Italy - Are You ready (y/n) ?

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