Virus Database

Crash.600

Description Crash.600

This is a not memory resident benign virus which searches for COM files and infects them by a standard manner. Sometimes types the random signs on the screen.

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Macro.Excel97.Tracker-based

Description Macro.Excel97.Tracker-based

This is a harmless macro-virus. It infects MS Excel 97/2000 workbooks upon their closing or saving with a new name. The virus disables the MS Excel97 macro-virus protection using direct registry access. In the Excel start-up folder, the virus creates the infected file "Base5874.xls".
Upon infecting every new computer, the virus saves, in document volume, the ID of the drive where Excel is installed. It stores drive IDs as documents custom properties. On tab File->Properties->Custom in the properties list are shown all IDs that the virus stores from moment it was created. All IDs begin with "IVID".
The virus has no payload routines.

Macro.Excel97.War

Description Macro.Excel97.War

This is Excel97 macro virus. It hooks sheets activation event and infects corresponding files. It also creates the infected file ALEVIRUSCS.XLM in the Excel startup directory and disables the Macro Virus Protection by running a short macro in a temporary MS Word application that is executed by the virus in hidden window.
The virus uses procedure from the "Macro.Excel97.Papa" virus to send own copies via e-mail, but in contrast to Papa virus it also infects other workbooks. So, when just infected workbook will be opened next time, this workbook (that may contain confidential information) will be sent to addresses stored in Outlook address book.
The e-mail message has:
Subject:
Fwd: Millions DEADS!!!
Body:
Urgent info inside. The III War is Begin!!! Read The Secret's in XLS!

To the message the infected workbook is attached.
After infection the virus creates the directories:
c:Arquivos de programasMicrosoft OfficeOfficeXLINICIO
c:Programs FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficeXLINICIO

Latest closed document the virus saves in the "C:WINDOWS" folder with names WAR3.XLS, SEXO.XLS, FONE.XLS, AVP.XLS, CAIXA.XLS.
The virus also tries to replace default script of many popular IRC clients by own one which sends infected workbook to everybody joined to IRC channel.
On May 19th the virus shows office assistent balloon with message:
Aten§£o:
Primeiro Excel97>Email>MIRC> Virus Brasileiro by AlevirusSCS [Brasil]1999!
Em Breve Alevirus Excel97 Formula Virus!Mande-me Um EMAIL!
fernanda88@hotmail.com

The virus blocks Visual Basic Editor hot-key displays message box:
Este programa executou uma instrucao ilegal por favor feche o Windows
e reinicie.

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