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                    │        VIRUS REPORT         │
                    │ Datacrime II (1514 variant) │
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Synonyms: 1514 virus, Columbus Day.

Host Machine: PC compatibles.

Host Files: COM (including COMMAND.COM) and EXE files.

Increase in Size of Infected Files: 1514 bytes.

Nature of Damage: Corrupts program or overlay files. Formats part of
hard disk on any date up to and including October 12, of any year, except
Sunday.

Detected by: Scanv56+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.

Removed by: CleanUp, AntiCrim, Scan/D, or F-Prot.

Derived from: Datacrime.

Scan Code: Uses self-encryption. 5E 81 EE 03 01 83 FE 00 74 2A 2E 8A 94.
You can also search at offset 022H for 2E 8A 07 2E C6 05 22 32 C2 D0.

     The major differences between this version and its predecessor:

*   the virus will add 1,514 bytes to infected files;

*   both COM and EXE files are infected;

*   the virus now uses self-encryption.

*   the virus will not format disks on Mondays.

     See the discussion of 1184 below.


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