IKV 528 Virus
Virus Name: IKV 528
Aliases: IKV-512, Vienna-528
V Status: Rare
Discovered: January, 1991
Symptoms: .COM & .EXE growth
Origin: Unknown
Eff Length: 528 Bytes
Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector
Detection Method: ViruScan, F-Prot, Sweep, AVTK, ChAV,
NAV, IBMAV, NAVDX, VAlert, PCScan,
NShld, LProt, Sweep/N, Innoc, AVTK/N, NAV/N, IBMAV/N
Removal Instructions: Delete infected files
General Comments:
The IKV 528 virus was submitted in January, 1991, its origin and
isolation point are unknown. This virus is a non-resident infector
of .COM files. It will infect COMMAND.COM.
When a program infected with IKV 528 is executed, the virus will
infect two .COM programs in the current directory. .COM programs
which are smaller than 520 bytes will not be infected. Infected
.COM programs will increase in length by 528 bytes. The virus will
be located at the end of infected programs. The file date and time
in the disk directory will not be altered by the virus.
This virus does not do anything besides replicate.