"PIRATE TRAP" VIRUS (5-June-1990)
Entry............... "PIRATE TRAP" Virus
Alias............... ---
Strain.............. ---
Detected when....... May 1989
         where...... 
Classification...... System (Boot sector) Virus, Reset-resident
Length of virus..... 512 Bytes
------------------------Preconditions----------------------------------
Operating System(s). Atari TOS
Version\Release..... all TOS versions
Computer models..... All Atari ST
-------------------------Attributes------------------------------------
Easy identification. In memory behind screen memory and in the boot
                     sector, the following string can be found.:
                     "*** The Pirate Trap ***
                      * Youre being watched *
                      *** [C] P.M.S. 1987 ***"
Type of infection... Boot sector of drive A.
Infection trigger... Execution of XBIOS floprd on bootsector of drive A.
                     Execution of boot code.
Media affected...... Drive A. 
Interrupts hooked... TRAP #14 XBIOS, reset vector.
Damage.............. The the message mentioned above appears on screen,
                     and the computer waits for a keystroke; then, the 
                     computer continues execution.
Damage trigger.....  Internal counter = 0. 
Particularities..... A lower counter on disk than the one in memory
                     is not changed.
Similarities........ ---
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Countermeasures..... Make sure that the virus is not in memory.
                     Search boot sector for the string mentioned
                     above. Modify the last byte in boot sector
                     to another value.
Standard means...... Clear all bytes in boot sector beginning at
                     offset 30 decimal.
-----------------------Acknowledgements--------------------------------
Location............ Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg, FRG
Classification by... Ronald Greinke
Documentation by.... Ronald Greinke
Information Source.. George R. Woodside
Date................ 5-June-1990

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