| Alias: | | | Strain: | --- | | detected when: | October 1989 | | where: | Israel | | Classification: | Resident, appending EXE infector. | | Length: | 1) Length on media: 1408 bytes |
Preconditions | | Operating System(s): | MS-DOS | | Version/Release: | 2.xx and above | | Computer model(s): | IBM PC, XT, AT and compatibles | | Caroname: | Alabama.A |
Attributes | | Easy identification: | --- | Type of Infection: | Appends itself to the executed file. | | Infection Technique: | | | Infection Trigger: | Any INT 21h load/execute function-call. | | Storage Media affected: | | | Interrupts hooked: | INT 21h function 4Bh (load and execute); INT 24h. | | Stealth: | | | Tunneling/Selfprot: | | | Oligo/Polymorphism: | | | Encoding Method: | | | Damage: | Permanent damage: --- Transient damage: One hour after the start of an infected program, the following message will be displayed: "SOFTWARE COPIES ARE PROHIBITED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW", "Box 1055 Tuscambia ALABAMA USA" The message is encrypted by the NOT function. | | Damage Trigger: | Permanent damage: --- Transient damage: 1 hour after starting an infected program. | | Particularities: | --- | | Similarities: | --- |
Agents | | Countermeasures: | Skulasons F-PROT 2.06a, McAfee SCAN V99. | | Standard means: | Reboot and delete infected files. |
Acknowledgements | | Location: | Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg, Germany. | | Classification by: | Michael Haack | | Documentation by: | Michael Haack | | Date: | 01-FEB-1993 | | Information Source: | Virus-code analysis |
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