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Amiga Virus Encyclopedia
Saddam ][ Virus
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====== Computer Virus Catalog 1.2: SADDAM.][ Virus (31-July-1993) ======
Entry...............: SADDAM.][ Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: SADDAM Virus Strain
Virus detected when.: ---
where.: ---
Classification......: System virus (replacing), memory resident
Length of Virus.....: 1.Length on storage medium: 1848 byte
2.Length in RAM : 1936 byte
--------------------- Preconditions ------------------------------------
Operating System(s).: AMIGA-DOS
Version/Release.....: 1.2/all, 1.3/all
Computer model(s)...: All AMIGA models
--------------------- Attributes ---------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: ---
Type of infection...: Self-identification method: see SADDAM virus.
System infection: see SADDAM virus.
Infection Trigger...: see SADDAM virus.
Storage media affected: see SADDAM virus.
Interrupts hooked...: see SADDAM virus.
Damage..............: Permanent damage: 1-4 same as SADDAM virus:
1. If no Disk-Validator program exists on disk
or no L: directory, both are built (re-
placing Disk-Validator program on disk).
2. Virus destroys a block by writing "IRAK"
over existing data.
3. Virus makes Bitmap NOT VALID, so running
Disk-Validator next time will infect System.
4. Virus starts diskhead stepping in all floppy
drives and writing on disk (if writeable)
which will result in trackdisk errors.
Transient damage: Mouse pointer will disappear,
and an Alert will be displayed with text:
"SADDAM ][". After pressing mouse
button, cold reset; different from SADDAM v.
Damage Trigger......: Permanent damage:
1) insertion of a diskette
2) reading a Datablock
3) accessing rootblock
Transient damage: reading bootblock after a
certain time.
Particularities.....: see SADDAM virus.
Similarities........: Minor variant (clone) of original SADDAM virus
--------------------- Agents -------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: VirusZ 3.06, VT 2.54, VirusChecker 6.28
Countermeasures successful: VirusZ 3.06, VT 2.54
Standard means......: VT 2.54
--------------------- Acknowledgement ----------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, Germany
Classification by...: Jens Vogler
Documentation by....: Jens Vogler
Date................: 31-July-1993
Information Source..: Reverse analysis of virus code
===================== End of SADDAM.][ Virus ===========================
Antivirus...........: Kickstart 1.2 & 1.3 : VT-Schutz v3.17
Kickstart all others: VirusZ III v1.04B or higher, and also Xvs.library v33.47 or higher
Screenshot of SADDAM ][ Virus:
