WeihNacht Family
Description WeihNacht Family
These are not dangerous memory resident parasitic virus. They hook INT 21h and write themselves to the end of .EXE files that are executed. On December, 24th they play a tune and then decrypt and display the message:
Ich hoffe, sie haben zu Weihnachten einen Virus-Scanner bekommen!
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Alfons.1424
Description Alfons.1424
It is a very dangerous memory resident parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the beginning of COM- and the end of EXE-files (except COMMAND.COM) that are executed. Depending on the system date and system timer the virus erases the disk sectors. While erasing the virus displays the messages:
Alfons !
Synchronizing drive C: (Do not interrupt this operation !): 0%
Done.
Algerian.1400
Description Algerian.1400
It is not a dangerous memory resident encrypted parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the end of EXE files that are executed. Depending on the system date and time the virus displays the message:
all..T h e A l g e r i a n V i r u s.....
Version 1.00 , 1993
by
Ahmet Cezayirli
Istanbul University
Electronics Engineering
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