Obid Virus

Virus Name: Obid Aliases: Obid.555 V Status: New Discovered: September, 1996 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 555 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: ChAV, NAV, NAVDX, AVTK 7.68+, ViruScan 2.54+, Innoc, NAV/N, AVTK/N 7.68+, NShld 2.33+ Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Obid virus was received in September, 1996. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. Obid is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM files, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the Obid virus is executed, this virus will infect all of the .COM files located in the current directory as well as the copy of COMMAND.COM located in the C: drive root directory. Infected programs will have a file length increase of 555 bytes with the virus being located at the end of the file. The following text strings are visible within the viral code: "C:\*.COM" "V mene obid,poguljay" "Prijdesh zavtra ja vidpochivaju"