Generic Virus

Virus Name: Generic Aliases: V Status: N/A Discovery: N/A Symptoms: N/A Origin: N/A Eff Length: N/A Type Code: G - Generic Detection Method: [Not in Certification Set] Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Generic virus is not actually a specific virus, but a general category or group of viruses which can be genericly detected by anti-viral software using scanner technology. It was first implemented by McAfee Associates in their ViruScan program with version 89. The viruses detected by the Generic virus detection mechanism in ViruScan are generally based on the Vienna virus, though not all of them are related to Vienna. These viruses may infect .COM files, .EXE files, or both .COM and .EXE files. They may also be malicious. While most of the viruses are non-resident, some of them are memory resident file infectors. Viruses which may be detected as the Generic virus by ViruScan include: 646 923 Beast-N-Black Father Christmas Ghostballs Grither Infinity Iraqui Warrior Lisbon MSTU NTKC Padded Polish 217 Polish 583 R-10 Socha Sov Traveller USSR 311 USSR 711 VHP VHP2 Vienna Violator Violator B4 Viperize New viruses may also be detected by this mechanism which are not documented in VSUM. If you detect a Generic virus, and it does not match one of the above viruses, please submit a sample to the author of VSUM for analysis and inclusion in VSUM.