BUTONIC 1.1 Virus (5-June-1990)
Entry...............: BUTONIC 1.1 Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: SCA Virus
Virus detected when.: October 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, 1.3/34.20
Computer model(s)...: AMIGA 500, AMIGA 1000, AMIGA 2000A, AMIGA 2000B
--------------------- Attributes --------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: typical text: in bootblock: ---
                         in memory: "BUTONIC's VIRUS 1.1 GREETINGS TO 
                         HACKMACK", "<GENERATION NR. #####>"
Type of infection...: self-identification method: unknown yet
                      system infection: RAM resident, reset resident,
                                        bootblock
Infection Trigger...: reset (CONTROL + Left-AMIGA + RIGHT-AMIGA)
Storage media affected: only floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25")
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: permanent damage: overwriting bootblock
                      transient damage: screen buffer manipulation:
                         screen becomes light blue, following message 
                         is shown: 'BUTONIC'S VIRUS 1.1
                                    GREETINGS TO HACKMACK'
Damage Trigger......: permanent damage: reset
                      transient damage: 15th infection
Particularities.....: a resident program using the CoolCaptureVector is
                         shut down; virus isn't only a clone but a
                         modification of the SCA virus
Similarities........: SCA virus
--------------------- 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: 'CHECKVECTORS 2.2', 'GUARDIAN 1.2',
                            'VIRUSX 4.0'
Standard means......: 'CHECKVECTORS 2.2'
--------------------- Acknowledgement ---------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by...: Alfred Manthey Rojas, Wolfram Schmidt
Documentation by....: Alfred Manthey Rojas
Date................: 5-June-1990
Information Source..: --

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