Ahav Virus

Virus Name: Ahav Aliases: Ahav.377 V Status: New Discovery: January, 1996 Symptoms: .COM file growth Origin: Unknown Eff Length: 377 Bytes Type Code: PNCK - Parasitic Non-Resident .COM Infector Detection Method: IBMAV, NAV, NAVDX, F-Prot, AVTK, ViruScan, ChAV, IBMAV/N, NAV/N, AVTK/N, NShld, Innoc Removal Instructions: Delete infected files General Comments: The Ahav virus was received in January, 1996. Its origin or point of isolation is unknown. Ahav is a non-resident, direct action infector of .COM files, including COMMAND.COM. When a program infected with the Ahav virus is executed, this virus will infect one .COM file located in the current directory. Infected files will have a file length increase of 377 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 viral code: "[AHaV] Gothmog/DHA *.COM" "????????COM"