WAFT Virus (5-June-1990)
Entry...............: WAFT Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: 8th September 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: in bootblock: ---
                                    in memory:
                                       '==== oderint dum metuant ====',
                                       '! ! W A F T ! !'     and
                                       'Quality made in West Germany'
Type of infection...: self-identification method:
                      system infection: RAM resident, reset resident,
                          bootblock
Infection Trigger...: reset, any disk access
Storage media affected: floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25"),
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: permanent damage: overwriting bootblock
                      transient damage: screen buffer manipulation:
                         alert box with following text:
                         '    oderint dum metuant
                                ==  W A F T ==
                         Quality made in West Germany'
                         eventcounter dependent activities:
                           ec  <   5: message is shown as alert 
                                      (see above)
                           ec  <  65: window structure is manipulated,
                                      so gadgets can't be accessed
                                      in future
                           ec  < 130: mouse pointer disappears
                           ec  < 195: screens gets dark
                           ec >= 195: actions via mouse are disabled,
                                      no icon, no window and no gadget 
                                      can be accessed
Damage Trigger......: permanent damage: reset
                         operation: any disk access
                      transient damage: status of CIA-A event counter
                         (bits 0 to 7) (see above)
Particularities.....: simulation of a standard bootblock by examining
                         with disk tools; allocates 1100 byte of memory
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 2.0',
                                     '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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