"ANTI-2" Virus (5-June-1990) Entry............... "Anti-2" Antivirus Virus Alias............... --- Strain.............. --- Detected when....... October 1988 where...... Helmond (Netherlands) Clssification....... Bootsector Virus Length of virus..... 512 Bytes ------------------------Preconditions---------------------------------- Operating System(s). Atari TOS Version\Release..... All versions Computer models..... All Atari ST -------------------------Attributes------------------------------------ Easy identification. The string : "This Anti-Virus beeps" can be found in the bootsector at Byte Nr. $1E, or in memory at Dskbufp+$600+$1E. Type of infection... Any non-executable Bootsector will be overwritten Infection Trigger... Execution of BIOS disk function Getbpb. Media affected...... Any kind of media. Interrupts hooked... hdv_bpb vector (used by BIOS disk functions). Damage.............. --- Damage trigger...... --- Particularities..... The Program can be used as an anti-virus. If the bootsector is executable, the program produces a sound and the screen flashes. Similarities........ --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Countermeasures..... Make sure that the virus is not in memory. Modify the last byte in bootsector to another value. Standart means...... Clear all bytes in bootsector beginning at offset 30 decimal. -----------------------Acknowledgements-------------------------------- Location............ Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg, FRG Classification by... Andre' Schaper Documentation by.... Andre' Schaper Information Source.. George R. Woodside Date................ 5-June-1990 .