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     Amiga Virus Encyclopedia
     Payday Bootblock Virus
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     Name         : Payday

     Aliases      : Joker

     Clone        : Starfire 2

     Type         : Bootblock
     
     Size         : 1024 bytes
     
     Symptoms     : No Sypmtoms
     
     Discovered   : -

     Way to infect: Boot infection

     Rating       : Harmless

     Kickstarts   : 1.2
                    1.3
                    2.0 (Guru)

     Damage       : Overwrites Bootblock

     Removal      : VirusZ III v1.04ß or higher, and also Xvs.library v33.47 or higher
     
     Procedure    : Tests for DOS0 identifier
                    Tests 1 long word, e.g. tape, for different BB viruses.
                    If one is found, a text is displayed with DisplayAlert
                    given and offered the letter of the Payday BB. 
     
     Visible text : Joker is proud to present:Payday !
                    Protects disks (c) Joker
                    Virus on disk (ect)
                    
     Comments     : Cool $ 7EC0E, in the Prg DoIo $ 7ECF0, in the store always
                    from $ 7EC00. DOES NOT request trackdisk.device              

     Test made by : Jan Andersen, Virus Help Team
     

     Ascii of Payday virus: