ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VIRUS REPORT ³ ³ Italian-B ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Synonyms: Bouncing Ball, Vera Cruz, Ping-Pong-B, Bouncing Dot. Host Machine: PC compatibles. Host Files: Remains resident. Infects floppy and hard disk boot sectors. (The original infected only floppy disks). Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a. Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts program or overlay files. Detected by: Scanv56+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan. Removed by: CleanUp, MDisk, F-Prot, or DOS SYS command. Derived from: Italian. This is a variation of Italian that is able to infect hard disks. Some of the characteristics are: * Fairly long time before activation (a number of minutes at least) * It displays a ball character, not the Diamond Character * Once activated, the ball bounces around the screen until the system is shut off. * Formatted system & non-system disks are infected and have the one bad spot created by the virus. * When a user attempts to format the hard disk, format scans the disk OK and then reports that track 0 is bad. * Formatted system floppy disks tend to lock up the PC on boot, and warm reboot doesn't work. * The main problem is re-infection and spreading to other machines. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º º presented here is accurate. º º º º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º º º º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º º º º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º º º º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º º this message is not removed or altered. º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ  Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253