Virus Database

Wasp_II.1312

Description Wasp_II.1312

It is a very dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for .COM files in the directories marked in PATH, then writes itself to the beginning of the file. While infecting a file the virus creates the temporary TMP.$$$ file.
Depending on its counter the virus patches the C:IO.SYS file, it writes the string "Fucking" to the block of messages of the IO.SYS. The virus overwrites the boot sector of the A: drive with the text:
I'm W.A.S.P.
Fuckyourself !

The virus also displays the messages:
Insufficient memory
Incorrect DOS version

It leaves a small memory resident program that "shakes" the screen. The virus also contains the text strings:
W.A.S.P.
PATH=
c:io.sys *.com
tmp.$$$

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Asahi Family

Description Asahi Family

These are dangerous memory resident parasitic viruses. They hook INT 21h, and on file searching calls (FindFirst, AH=4Eh) they search for COM files and write themselves to the beginning of the file. The viruses intercept the execution of EXE files, and check them for "Marek Sell" text string presence. If there is such string the "Asahi.1045" virus reboots the computer, "Asahi.1061" virus erases the disk sectors and then reboots the computer.
Depending on the system time and date the viruses hooks INT 08h, and in one hour they hook INT 13h and disable direct disk reading/writing.
The viruses contains the encrypted text strings:
"Asahi.1045": STOP 0.01 Virus (c) Red Hacker - wersja beta
"Asahi.1061": (c) ASAHI, 17.05.1994, Zielona G¢ra

ASBV

Description ASBV

It is a very dangerous memory resident stealth boot virus. It hooks INT 9, 13h and writes itself to the MBR of the hard drive and the boot sector of the floppy disks. Depending on its counter that virus erases the sectors of the floppy disks. The virus intercepts warm reboot (Alt-Ctrl-Del) and tries to stay memory resident ever while loading from not infected disk. The virus contains the text strings:
I'm ASBV
No System!

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