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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ Icelandic Virus Version 3 ³
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Synonyms: December 24th virus
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Date of Origin: December, 1989.
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Place of Origin: Iceland.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: Remains resident. Infects EXE files.
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OnScreen Symptoms: The message "Gledelig jol" may appear on December 24.
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: 843, 853, or 863 bytes.
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Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts program
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files.
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Detected by: Scanv57+, F-Prot, IBM Scan, Pro-Scan.
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Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, or F-Prot, or delete infected files.
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Derived from: Icelandic virus.
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Scan Code: May be identified by the last four bytes of an infected
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program, "1844,195F"H -- a reversal of the ID of Icelandic I and II. You
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can also search at offset 106H for 2E C6 06 6F 02 0A 90 50 53 51.
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The Icelandic-III virus is very similar to the Icelandic Virus, from
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which it was adapted. There are minor changes including the addition of
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several NOP instructions.
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This virus will not infect any program previously infected by
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Icelandic or Icelandic-II.
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If an infected program is run on December 24th of any year, programs
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subsequently run will be stopped, later displaying the message "Gledileg
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jol" ("Merry Christmas" in Icelandic) instead.
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º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º
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º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º
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º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º
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º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º
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º presented here is accurate. º
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º º
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º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º
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º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º
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º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º
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º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º
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º º
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º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º
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º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º
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º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º
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º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º
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º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º
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º º
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º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º
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º º
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º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º
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º this message is not removed or altered. º
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