TOMATES GENTECHNIC Virus (20-FEB-1993)
Entry...............: TOMATES GENTECHNIC Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: ---
              where.: ---
Classification......: System virus (bootblock)
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/all, 1.3/all, 2.0/all
Computer model(s)...: All models
--------------------- Attributes ---------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: Typical texts: "TOMATES-GENTECHNIC-V I R U S !"
                                     "FUCK YOURSELF, FREAK"
Type of infection...: Bootblock
Infection Trigger...: Booting from an infected disk
Storage media affected: Only floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25") in drive 0
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: Overwriting bootblock and rootblock
Damage Trigger......: 2nd boot from an infected disk
Particularities.....: ---
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents -------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: VirusZ 3.00, VT 2.48, BootX 5.23
Countermeasures successful: VirusZ 3.00, VT 2.48, BootX 5.23
Standard means......: VT 2.48
--------------------- Acknowledgement ----------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by...: Jens Vogler
Documentation by....: Jens Vogler
Date................: 14th December 1992
Information Source..: ---

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