ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VIRUS REPORT ³ ³ V2000 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Synonyms: Dark Avenger III, Stealth virus, Travel virus Date of Origin: February, 1990. Place of Origin: Sophia, Bulgaria Host Machine: PC compatibles. Host Files: Remains resident. Infects COM (including COMMAND.COM), EXE, and overlay files. Increase in Size of Infected Files: 2000 bytes. Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts program and overlay files. Corrupts file linkage. Detected by: Scanv59+ Removed by: Scan/D Scan Code: "Zopy me - I want to travel". Also contains "(c) 1989 by Vesselin Bontchev". V2000 may look for and delete any programs written by the Bulgarian Vesselin Bontchev, and contains a copyright notice for him, suggesting the virus was written neither by him nor by one of his admirers. V2000 can make a mess of things. If V2000 is present in memory, a DIR command won't show that files have grown in size. CHKDSK/F may produce crosslinked files. System crashes can occur, and some systems won't boot, due to the modification of COMMAND.COM or the hidden system files. 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