ButtUgly Virus

Virus Name: ButtUgly Aliases: V Status: Rare Discovery: May, 1993 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 552 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: ViruScan, AVTK, F-Prot, IBMAV, Sweep, NAV, NAVDX, VAlert, ChAV, NShld, AVTK/N, NProt, Sweep/N, IBMAV/N, Innoc, NAV/N Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The ButtUgly virus was received in May, 1993. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. ButtUgly is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM programs, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the ButtUgly virus is executed, this virus will infect one .COM program located in the current directory. Infected programs will have a file length increase of 552 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 encrypted within the ButtUgly virus' code: "*.COM" "PATH=" "Fool. Dolt.. Fuck You! HaHah. You Limp Cock! Damn! Your Butt-Ugly." "by Primal Fury" "* *.*" "????????COM" It is unknown what ButtUgly does besides replicate.