Beta Virus

Virus Name: Beta Aliases: Phalcon V Status: Rare Discovery: December, 1991 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 1,117 Bytes Type Code: PNC - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: ViruScan, AVTK, Sweep, F-Prot, ChAV, NAV, IBMAV, NAVDX, VAlert, PCScan, NShld, Sweep/N, Innoc, NProt, AVTK/N, NAV/N, IBMAV/N, LProt Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Beta virus was received in December, 1991. Its origin is unknown. Beta is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM programs. It does not infect COMMAND.COM. When a Beta virus infected program is executed, the Beta virus will infect up to three .COM programs located in the current directory. Infected .COM programs will have a file length increase of 1,117 bytes. The virus will be located at the end of the infected file. There will be no change to the file's date and time in the DOS disk directory listing. No text strings are visible within the viral code in infected files. It is unknown if Beta does anything besides replicate. See: Elvis-1250 Ministry Phalcon.894