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Amiga Virus Encyclopedia
Jackal Bootblock Virus
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Name : Jackal
Aliases : Jeremy
Type : Bootblock
Size : 1024 bytes
Symptoms : No Sypmtoms
Discovered : 30 april 2020
Origin : Republic of Serbia
Way to infect: Boot infection
Rating : Middel.
Kickstarts : 1.2 - We can't test
1.3 - Yes
2.0 - Yes
3.1 - Yes
Damage : Overwrites Bootblock
Removal : VirusZ III v1.04ß or higher, and also Xvs.library v33.47 or higher
Visible text : J.E.R.E.M.Y./C.O.R.O.N.A.!BY!THE.JACKAL!2020
Comments : If you`re booting with an Jackal-infected disk, you will
see the same bootblock screen as from XCopy v2.0, with a
text where you can can read: NO VIRUS ON BOOTBLOCK!. Some
times the virus writes: I'AM JEREMY.YOUR FRIEND!.
The checksum changes with each mutation
Read also : Jackal Dropper - Installer of Jackal bootblock virus
Credit : Thanks to CrashDisk for sending this to Virus Help Team
Test made by : Jan Andersen, Virus Help Team
Ascii of Jackal bootblock virus (With text: NO VIRUS ON BOOTBLOCK!):
Ascii of Jackal bootblock virus (With text: I'AM JEREMY.YOUR FRIEND!):