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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ Italian-B ³
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Synonyms: Bouncing Ball, Vera Cruz, Ping-Pong-B, Bouncing Dot.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: Remains resident. Infects floppy and hard disk boot sectors.
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(The original infected only floppy disks).
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a.
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Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts program or
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overlay files.
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Detected by: Scanv56+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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Removed by: CleanUp, MDisk, F-Prot, or DOS SYS command.
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Derived from: Italian.
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This is a variation of Italian that is able to infect hard disks.
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Some of the characteristics are:
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* Fairly long time before activation (a number of minutes at least)
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* It displays a ball character, not the Diamond Character
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* Once activated, the ball bounces around the screen until the system
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is shut off.
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* Formatted system & non-system disks are infected and have the one bad
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spot created by the virus.
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* When a user attempts to format the hard disk, format scans the disk OK
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and then reports that track 0 is bad.
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* Formatted system floppy disks tend to lock up the PC on boot, and warm
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reboot doesn't work.
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* The main problem is re-infection and spreading to other machines.
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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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