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Amiga Virus Encyclopedia    
Digital Emotions Virus
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=== Computer Virus Catalog 1.2: DIGITAL EMOTIONS Virus (20-FEB-1993) ===
Entry...............: Digital Emotions Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: ---
              where.: ---
Classification......: System Virus (Bootblock, Resident)
Length of Virus.....: 1. Length on storage medium: 1024 Bytes
                      2. Length in RAM:            1024 Bytes
--------------------- Preconditions ------------------------------------
Operating System(s).: AMIGA-DOS
Version/Release.....: 1.2 / 1.3 / 2.04
Computer model(s)...: All AMIGAs
--------------------- Attributes ---------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: Text: *** DIGITAL EMOTIONS *** in bootblock- dump
Type of infection...: Overwriting bootblock, Reset-resident (coolcapture)
                         DoIO calls hooked
Infection Trigger...: Reset, disk-access
Storage media affected: all drives controlled through DoIO calls
                        with "DOS",0  Bootblocks
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: Permanent Damage:
                         1. Overwriting bootblock with Virus Code
                         2. Overwriting first 4 Blocks with "VIRUS "
                      Transient Damage: Displays
                         "Kickstart ROM Corrupted at $c00276"
Damage Trigger......: 16 Infections
Particularities.....: Overwrites RAM areas at $66000 and $67000 without
                         allocation (may cause damage if device drivers,
                         e.g. harddisk, are stored there)
                      Virus location: $7ec00 (fixed)
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents -------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: Names of tested products of Category 1-6:
                      Category 1: AVM0.235
                      Category 2: AVM0.235
                      Category 3: AVM0.235,VC6.034.VT2.40
                      Category 4: Impossible
                      Category 5:
                      Category 6: New Filesystem wont be affected (DOS,1)
Countermeasures successful: AVM0.235,VC6.03,VT2.40
Standard means......: VT2.40
--------------------- Acknowledgement ----------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by...: Soenke Freitag
Documentation by....: Soenke Freitag
Date................: 17-December-1992
Information Source..: Virus Analysis
===================== End of DIGITAL EMOTIONS Virus ====================

Antivirus removal...: Kickstart 1.2 & 1.3 : VT-Schutz v3.17
                      Kickstart all others: VirusZ III with Xvs.library installed


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