ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VIRUS REPORT ³ ³ New Zealand-C ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Synonyms: Stoned-C. Host Machine: PC compatibles. Host Files: Remains resident. Infects boot sector of floppy disk and partition table of hard disk. OnScreen Symptoms: The screen will not display any message. Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a. Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts or overwrites boot sector. Directly or indirectly corrupts file linkage. Detected by: Scanv56+, CleanUp, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan. Removed by: CleanUp, MDisk, F-Prot. Derived from: New Zealand-B This is the Stoned-B virus that no longer displays the "Stoned" message. This virus is difficult to detect. Removal instructions are the same as for the original New Zealand virus for diskettes. However, an infected hard disk must be disinfected by using MDisk with the /P parameter or CleanUp, because the partition table has been infected. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º º presented here is accurate. º º º º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º º º º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º º º º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º º º º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º º this message is not removed or altered. º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ  Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253