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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ Fu Manchu ³
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ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
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Synonyms: 2080, 2086
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Date of Origin: March 10, 1988.
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Place of Origin: written by Sax Rohmer.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: Remains resident. Infects COM, EXE, overlay files.
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OnScreen Symptoms: You may see the message "You will hear from me again!"
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: 2086 bytes for COM files, 2080 bytes
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for EXE files.
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Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts COM and
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EXE files. Some versions corrupt overlay, SYS, and BIN files.
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Detected by: Scanv56+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, or F-Prot.
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Derived from: Jerusalem.
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Scan Code: encrypted. You may be able to find the marker "sAXrEMHOr" in
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infected files. You can also search at offset 1EEH for FC B4 E1 CD 21 80
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FC E1 73 16.
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The virus occurs attached to the beginning of a COM file, or the end
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of an EXE file. It is a rewritten ("improved") version of the Jerusalem
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virus, and most of what is said for that virus applies here with the
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following changes:
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* The code to delete programs, slow down the machine, and display the
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black window has been removed, as has the dead area at the end of the
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virus and some sections of unused code.
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* The marker is now 'rEMHOr' (six bytes), and the preceeding 'sU' is
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now 'sAX' (Sax Rohmer - creator of Fu Manchu).
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* COM files now increase in length by 2086 bytes & EXE files 2080
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bytes. EXE files are now only infected once.
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* One in sixteen times on infection a timer is installed which runs for
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a random number of half-hours (maximum 7.5 hours). At the end of this
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time the message "The world will hear from me again!" is displayed in
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the center of the screen and the machine reboots. This message is
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also displayed every time Ctrl-Alt-Del is pressed on an infected
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machine, but the virus does not survive the reboot.
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* There is further code which activates on or after the first of August
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1989. This monitors the keyboard buffer, and makes derogatory
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additions to the names of politicians (Thatcher, Reagan, Botha &
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Waldheim), censors out two four-letter words, and to "Fu Manchu" adds
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"virus 3/10/88 - latest in the new fun line!" All these additions go
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into the keyboard buffer, so their effect is not restricted to the
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monitor. All messages are encrypted.
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Some versions of this virus can infect overlay, SYS, and BIN files.
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It is still rare in the U.S.
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º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º
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º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º
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º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º
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º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º
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º presented here is accurate. º
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º º
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º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º
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º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º
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º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º
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º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º
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º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º
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º this message is not removed or altered. º
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