Re: Brain Viruses (PC)

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1 total messages Started by Bill Lambdin Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:53

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Author: Bill Lambdin
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:53

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Quoting from Kevin Marcus to All About Re: Brain Viruses (PC) on 12-07-92

KM> brain, whatever you wanna call it).  It is a VERY old boot sector
KM> infector (some of the newer varients can infect the MBR).  This means
KM> they infect disks, and not files.  It uses some steath techniques, so
KM> that it hides the it's infection by redirecting calls to read in the

I'f I not mistaken. I believe "Pakistani Brain" was the first virus that 
used stealth routines.
 
No-Int (sometimes called Stoned three) is also a stealth boot sector 
virus. However; the stealth routines are quite sophisticated.
 
Bill

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