Milzbrand=Anthrax Virus (Nov.9, 1989)
Entry...............: Milzbrand Virus
Alias(es)...........: Anthrax
Virus Strain........: ---
Virus detected when.: April 1987
              where.: C'T (a german computermagazin)
Classification......: Program Virus (Extending V.)
Length of Virus.....: 1222 Bytes 
--------------------- Preconditions -----------------------------------
Operating System(s).: ATARI-TOS
Version/Release.....: All Versions of ATARI TOS 
Computer model(s)...: All Atari ST models
--------------------- Attributes -------------------------------------
Wasy Identification.: if killing the FAT it shows six 'Viruses' on screen
                      the Virus body (readable with HexDump-facilities)
                      include the text : 'DIES IST EIN VIRUS'
                                         (=`This is a Virus')
Type of infection...: Executable File infection(.PRG) extending
Infection Trigger...: all programs>1000 Bytes
Storage media affected: Infects programs on disks and hard disks 
                        (in the actuell path)
Interrupts hooked...: ---
Damage..............: overwriting bootblock and FAT on disks A and B
Damage Trigger......: year=1987
Particularities.....: shows six 'Viruses' on screen
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents ------------------------------------------
Countermeasures.....: Category 1.1 Monitoring Files: program which
                                   monitors (attempted) changes of
                                   files
                      Category 2: Alteration Detection: a program which
                                  detects changes of given files
                      Category 3: Eradication: a program which erases
                                  specific virus code from files
Countermeasures successful: --- 
Standard means......: Write protect the disk
--------------------- Acknowledgement ---------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, FRG
Classification by...: ---
Documentation by....: Ralf Stegen
Date................: Nov.9 1989
Information Source..: C'T April 1987

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