"INIT 29" Virus (15-July-1991)
Entry...............: "INIT 29" Virus
Alias(es)...........: ---
Virus Strain........: ---                                        
Virus detected when.: 1988         
              where.: USA
Classification......: All files
Length of Virus.....: Resource fork extension: 712 bytes
--------------------- Preconditions ----------------------------------
Operating System(s).: MacOS proprietary             
Version/Release.....: All                     
Computer model(s)...: Apple Macintosh: all models 
--------------------- Attributes ------------------------------------
Easy Identification.: Additional INIT 29 resource in System file;
                         garbage may appear as resource name, or 
                         resource name ""; in both cases (CODE,INIT)
Resource pattern....: System File: INIT ID 29 712 Bytes
                      Applicaton:  CODE 712 Bytes 
                                   ID is first free ID number starting
                                   from 1
                      Files without CODE resources get an INIT 29 
                                   resource
Type of infection...: File and Application infector (not DESKTOP)
Infection trigger...: Executing an infected file
Applications affected:All
Traps intercepted...: OpenResFile
Damage..............: Overwrites an existing INIT 29 resource
Damage Trigger......: ---
Peculiarities.......: ---
Similarities........: ---
--------------------- Agents -----------------------------------------
Countermeasures/direct: ---
Countermeasures/software: Use of a commercial anti-viral product or a 
                         public domain utility such as Virus Detective, 
                         VirusRx, Interferon or Disinfectant to scan 
                         for virus signature.
--------------------- Acknowledgement --------------------------------
Location............: Virus Test Center, University Hamburg, Germany
Classification by...: Ronald Greinke
Documentation by....: Ronald Greinke
Date................: 15-July-1991
Information Source..: ---

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