Zol Virus

Virus Name: Zol Aliases: Zol.316 V Status: New Discovered: September, 1996 Symptoms: .COM file growth; file date/time change Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 316 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: ChAV, ViruScan, NAV, NAVDX, AVTK 7.68+, Innoc, NAV/N, NShld, AVTK/N 7.68+ Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Zol virus was received in September, 1996. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. Zol is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM files, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the Zol virus is executed, this virus will infect all of the .COM files located in the current directory. Infected programs will have a file length increase of 316 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 have been changed to "08-00-90 12:15a". The following text string is encrypted within the viral code: "zol*.com"