Angel Virus

Virus Name: Angel Aliases: Angel.462 V Status: New Discovery: September, 1996 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 462 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: ChAV, ViruScan, AVTK, NAV, NAVDX, PCScan, Innoc, NShld, AVTK/N, NAV/N Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Angel virus was received in September, 1996. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. Angel is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM files, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the Angel virus is executed, this virus will infect the first uninfected .COM file located in the current directory. Infected programs will have a file length increase of 462 bytes with the virus being located at the end of the file. The program's date and time in the DOS disk directory listing will not be altered. The following text strings are visible within the viral code in all infected files: "Angel" "*.com PATH"