Virus Database

Cryptor.2169

Description Cryptor.2169

These are harmless nonmemory resident parasitic polymorphic viruses, their polymorphic engine is quite strong. They search for .COM files, then write themselves to the end of the file. The viruses do not manifest themselves in any way, they contain the text strings:
Cryptor.2169:
-= CrYpToR v1.0 =- (C)1995 by -Nigh+-$piri+-
[$UPD 1.0], $pirit's Universal Polymorphic Device v1.0.
(C)1995 by -Nigh+-$piri+-

Cryptor.2852:
-= CrYpToR v1.5 =- (C)1996 by -Nigh+-$piri+-
[$UPD 1.5], $pirit's Universal Polymorphic Device v1.5.
(C)1995-1996 by -Nigh+-$piri+-

Cryptor.3612:
-= CrYpToR v2.0 =- (C)1996 by -Nigh+-$piri+-
* BEST POLYMORPH-ENCRYPT VIRII IN WHOLE WORLD *
[$UPD 2.0], $pirit's Universal Polymorphic Device v2.0.
(C)1995-1996 by -Nigh+-$piri+-

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Macro.Word.Epidem.a

Description Macro.Word.Epidem.a

This is a family of Chinese Word macro-viruses. They contain two macros: AutoExec and AutoOpen. They replicate themselves upon document opening (AutoOpen).
On October 10th, this virus erases the files: "C:IO.SYS", "C:MSDOS.SYS", and "C:COMMAND.COM". On June 17th, it drops a C:MOUSE.COM file infected with the "Natas.4746" multipartite virus, and adds the command to run this file in AUTOEXEC.BAT. On April 27, the virus writes the command to format the hard drive to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
echo y | format c:/u/V:EPIDEMIC >nul

Macro.Word.Epidem.b

Description Macro.Word.Epidem.b

This is a family of Chinese Word macro-viruses. They contain two macros: AutoExec and AutoOpen. They replicate themselves upon document opening (AutoOpen).
On June 17, this virus drops and runs the PH33R.COM file infected with the Windows virus, "Ph33r".

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