DvD Virus

Virus Name: DvD Aliases: DvD.455 V Status: New Discovered: December, 1996 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 455 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: NAV, NAVDX, PCScan, AVTK, ViruScan, NAV/N, AVTK/N, NShld Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The DvD or DvD.455 virus was received in December, 1996. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. This virus is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM files, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the DvD virus is executed, this virus will infect up to three .COM files located in the current directory. Infected programs will have a file length increase of 455 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: ".. *.* *.COM" "[DvD virus]"