WARHAWK Virus (5-June-1990)
Entry...............: WARHAWK Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: 23th 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.....: 1.2/33.180, others unknown yet
Computer model(s)...: AMIGA 1000, AMIGA 2000A
--------------------- Attributes --------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: typical text: in bootblock:
                         'WARHAWK SAYS : KILLING YOUR DISKS WITH OUR
                         VIRUS IS A WONDERFUL THING ! CONTACT : UCS,
                         PLK 000257-A, 3457 STADTOLDENDORF ! HEY BAD!
                         FUCK OFF'
Type of infection...: self-identification method: ---
                      system infection: RAM resident, reset resident,
                         bootblock
Infection Trigger...: ---
Storage media affected: floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25")
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: permanent damage: overwriting bootblock
                      transient damage: ---
Damage Trigger......: permanent damage: ---
                      transient damage: ---
Particularities.....: ---
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 2.2',
                                     '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...: Oliver Meng
Documentation by....: Alfred Manthey Rojas
Date................: 5-June-1990
Information Source..: ---

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