Name : BootX Aliases : Perverse 1 Type/Size : Boot/1024 Clones : No Clones Symptoms : No Symptoms Discovered : 05-01-92 Way to infect: Boot infection Rating : Dangerous Kickstarts : 1.2/1.3/2.0 Damage : Overwrites boot. Manifestation: Pretends to be a BootX-Boot by P. Stuer. Removal : Install boot. Comments : PUH! The BootX-Virus is a very complex one. I can`t say much about it. The only thing I can say is that the virus allocates 2048 byte CHIP-Memory and copies itself into that area. To stay resident the virus patches the KICK-Vectors. BUT now it comes, the virus doesn`t use the DoIO()-Vector or the BeginIO()-Vector to infect other disks. The fact is that I can`t tell you exactly how the virus infect other disks. The virus installs a new port and then opens the input- device. In the middle of the virus you can read: "BootX-Viruskiller by P.Stuer" This string is also the KickIdentifikation, this should confuse the users. If you`re inserting a write-protected disk a System-Request appeares telling you that the disk has a READ/WRITE Error. in the BootX-Virus there is a message in RAW-CODE: "SOFTWARE_PIRATES RUINED MY EXCELLENT" "PROFESSIONAL DTP_PROGRAM I REVENGE" "MYSELF ON THESE IDIOTS BY PROGRAMMING "VIRUSES THIS IS PERVERSE I BECAUSE I" "LIKE ASSHOLE_FUCKING I PROGRAM VIRUSES " "FOR MS_DOS TOO" NOTE: I`m sorry concerning the DTP-Programm BUT is this the right answer ???? FIRST try another way to revenge yourself. (Alex) SHI - A.D 08-94 [Go back]