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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ Golden Gate Virus ³
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Synonyms: the 500 Virus, Mazatlan.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: boot sector.
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a
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Nature of Damage: Infects boot sector of floppies, may eventually
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reformat the hard disk.
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Detected by: ScanV60+. (Identifies it as the Alameda).
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Removed by: MDisk, F-Prot, or the DOS SYS command.
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Derived from: Alameda.
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This is the Alameda or SF Virus that has been modified to format the
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C: drive when the counter runs out. The activation occurs after 500
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infections, instead of 100 infections. Note that in all three of these
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strains, the counter is zeroed on the host diskette at infection time.
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Thus, the activation period on this virus will on the average stretch
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into many years. No corruption will occur until 500 new diskettes have
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been infected from within a given machine. Since the infection can only
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occur when the system is booted with a new diskette, infection is not
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frequent with this virus. The majority of infections will probably never
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activate. The IBM PC will have long since been supplanted by another
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architecture in most environments.
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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 º
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º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º
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º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º
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º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º
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º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º
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º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º
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º º
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º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º
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º º
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º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º
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º this message is not removed or altered. º
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