INCOGNITO Virus (25-July-1992) Entry...............: INCOGNITO Virus Alias(es)...........: --- Virus Strain........: --- Virus detected when.: Unknown where.: Unknown Classification......: System virus (bootblock), resident Length of Virus.....: 1. Length on storage medium: 1024 byte 2. Length in RAM: 1172 byte --------------------- Preconditions ---------------------------------- Operating System(s).: AMIGA-DOS Version/Release.....: 1.2/33.166, 1.2/33.180 Computer model(s)...: All models --------------------- Attributes ------------------------------------- Easy Identification.: --- Type of infection...: RAM resident, reset resident, bootblock Infection Trigger...: INT[5] = Vertical Blank Interrupt Storage media affected: Only floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25") Interrupts hooked...: INT[5] = Vertical Blank Interrupt Damage..............: Overwriting bootblock Damage Trigger......: INT[5] = Vertical Blank Interrupt Particularities.....: Changes DoIO vector; de/encrypts string "trackdisk.device" by longword-addition and subtraction with #$90154354 Similarities........: --- Particularities.....: First AMIGA virus using encryption techniques, though not very complex. --------------------- Agents ----------------------------------------- Countermeasures.....: GUARDIAN 1.2, VIRUSX 4.0, VIRUSCONTROL 2.0 Countermeasures successful: GUARDIAN 1.2, VIRUSX 4.0, VIRUSCONTROL 2.0 Standard means......: VIRUSCONTROL 2.0 --------------------- Acknowledgement -------------------------------- Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG Classification by...: Karim Senoucci Documentation by....: Karim Senoucci Date................: 7-July-1992 Information Source..: --- .