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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ Yankee Doodle ³
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Date of Origin: September 30, 1989.
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Place of Origin: Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: Remains resident. Infects COM, EXE files.
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OnScreen Symptoms: Plays "Yankee Doodle" on the system speaker some time
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after loading.
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: 2885 or 2899 bytes.
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Nature of Damage: Affects system run-time operation. Corrupts COM and
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EXE files.
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Detected by: Scanv42+, F-Prot.
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Removed by: CleanUp, Scan/D, VirClean, F-Prot, or delete infected files.
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This virus was written by Wladimir Bochev from Sofia, Bulgaria, as an
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intellectual exercise. It was discovered in Vienna by Alexander Holy at
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the United Nation's North Atlantic Project office on Sept 30th, 1989.
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The virus has reportedly been transmitted to the U.S. through U.N.
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employees via the game "Outrun".
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The virus plays the tune "Yankee Doodle Dandy" on the system's
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speaker either when the program is loaded, or 17 hours after an infected
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program is loaded, depending on the version of Yankee Doodle. Both COM
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and EXE files of any size can be infected, and the virus willingly
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infects every such file.
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Infected files grow in size by 2899 bytes. Infected files can be
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recognized by the string "motherfucker" at their ends. In the early
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versions, there was no damage caused by the virus. In fact, the virus was
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apparently designed as a virus fighter. It will seek out and modify Ping
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Pong viruses, changing them so that they self-destruct after 100
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infections. Subsequent strains may format the hard disk. Several
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variations on the Yankee Doodle virus have been identified. See entries
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for:<Note: Information provided by Daniel Kalchev, Studentska str.
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"Neofit Bozveli" str. 6 VMEI-Varna, ULMPT Varna 9000-Varna 9010
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Bulgaria. Bulgaria (+52) 23-58-66 (+52) 88-57-03.>
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* TP25VIR
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* TP33VIR
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* TP34VIR
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* TP38VIR
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* TP42VIR
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* TP44VIR
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* TP46VIR
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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 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 The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. 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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