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Amiga Virus Encyclopedia
Target Virus
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===== Computer Virus Catalog 2.0: TARGET Virus  (14-December-1993) ======
Entry...............: TARGET Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
      detected when.: ---
              where.: ---
Classification......: system virus (bootblock), resident
Length of Virus.....: 1. Length on storage medium:
                      2. Length in RAM:
--------------------- Preconditions -------------------------------------
Operating System(s).: AMIGA-DOS
Version/Release.....: all releases
Computer model(s)...: all models
--------------------- Attributes ----------------------------------------
Easy identification.: none
Type of Infection...: System infection: RAM resident, reset resident,
                      bootblock
Infection Trigger...: reset
Storage Media affec.: only floppy disks
Systemcalls hooked..: DoIO vector of exec-library, CoolCapture
Stealth.............:
Tunneling/Selfprot..:
Oligo/Polymorphism..:
Encoding Method.....:
Damage..............: Permanent damage: corrupting disks by writing
                      garbage to tracks 39 to 79
Damage Trigger......: Permanent damage: insertion of disk named "Empty"
Particularities.....: string containing the diskname is always encrypted
                      both on disk and in memory
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents --------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: Virus Workshop V3.0, VirusChecker V6.33,
                      VT 2.58, VirusZ 3.07
Standard means......: VT 2.58, Virus Workshop V3.0
--------------------- Acknowledgements ----------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg, Germany
Classification by...: Karim Senoucci
Documentation by....: Karim Senoucci
Date................: 14-December-1993
Information Source..: Virus analysis
========================== End of TARGET Virus ==========================

Antivirus removal...: Kickstart 1.2 & 1.3 : VT-Schutz v3.17
                      Kickstart all others: VirusZ III, and also Xvs.library must be installed

Ascii of Target Bootblock virus: