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Amiga Virus Encyclopedia
VKill v1.0 Virus
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====== Computer Virus Catalog 1.2: VKILL 1.0 Virus (5-June-1990) ======
Entry...............: VKILL 1.0 Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: March 1989
where.: Elmshorn, FRG
Classification......: system virus (bootblock), resident
Length of Virus.....: 1. length on storage medium: 1024 byte
2. length in RAM : 1024 byte
--------------------- Preconditions -----------------------------------
Operating System(s).: AMIGA-DOS
Version/Release.....: 1.2/33.166, 1.2/33.180, 1.3/34.5
Computer model(s)...: AMIGA 500, AMIGA 1000, AMIGA 2000A, AMIGA 2000B
--------------------- Attributes --------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: typical text: --
virus feature: 'VKILL 1.0' requester before
opening CLI and detecting a virus or a non-
standard bootblock (see below)
Type of infection...: self-identification method: ---
system infection: RAM resident, reset resident,
bootblock
Infection Trigger...: reset (CONTROL + Left-AMIGA + RIGHT-AMIGA)
operation: on bootable standard bootblocks:
any access on bootblock sectors (blocks 0,1)
created using normal file system and new fast
file system;
on nonstandard bootblocks: when detecting a
virus or a nonstandard bootblock AND
'VKILL 1.0' request AND positive answer
Storage media affected: only floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25")
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: permanent damage: overwrites bootable standard
bootblocks; simulates bootable standard boot-
blocks when examined with any tool
transient damage: screen buffer manipulation:
'VKILL 1.0' requester before opening CLI and
detecting a virus or a nonstandard bootblock
(see below)
Damage Trigger......: permanent damage: reset
operation on bootable standard bootblocks:
any access on bootblock sectors (blocks 0,1)
operation on nonstandard bootblocks: when
detecting a known virus or a nonstandard boot-
block (see below) AND 'VKILL 1.0' request
AND positive answer
transient damage: when detecting a known virus
or a nonstandard bootblock (see below)
Particularities.....: a resident program using the CoolCaptureVector is
shut down; detects BYTE BANDIT, SCA (and SCA
clones) and nonstandard bootblocks; detects
standard bootblocks of the new fast filing
system ('DOS' + $01); virus encodes itself
using ascii characters ' Ken' as key
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents ------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: Names of tested products of Category 1-6:
Category 1: .2 Monitoring System Vectors:
'CHECKVECTORS 2.2'
.3 Monitoring System Areas:
'CHECKVECTORS 2.2','GUARDIAN 1.2',
'VIRUSX 4.0'
Category 2: Alteration Detection: ---
Category 3: Eradication: 'CHECKVECTORS 2.2',
'VIRUSX 4.0'
Category 4: Vaccine: ---
Category 5: Hardware Methods: ---
Category 6: Cryptographic Methods: ---
Countermeasures successful: without restrictions:
'CHECKVECTORS 2.2', 'VIRUSX 4.0'
with restrictions: 'GUARDIAN 1.2'
Standard means......: 'CHECKVECTORS 2.2'
--------------------- Acknowledgement ---------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by...: Wolfram Schmidt
Documentation by....: Alfred Manthey Rojas
Date................: 5-June-1990
Information Source..: ---
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