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- [1.4] Ideas For Future Viruses
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- Since I have covered viruses already in existence, lets talk
- about viruses that can or may exist in the near future. These are not
- even close to half the ideas possible for destruction with
- trojans/viruses available, but will pose as a challenge to you who
- are short of ideas.
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- CSR Virus - A CMOS Stay Resident VIRUS that will implant itself
- in the CMOS memory of the AT (286/386/486?) which will execute upon
- every bootup. This one would be VERY nice.
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- Failsafe Virus - Preserves ALL attributes, Preserves file size,
- remains TSR but hidden to TSR location programs, Modifies attributes
- to get around Read-Only files, Infects ALL files (Not only COM and
- EXE), encrypts all data on trigger (irreversible) but preserves
- original file size/attributes.
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- Format Virus - A virus which is TSR and when a DOS format or any
- other FORMAT type of call is called, will FORMAT every other track,
- but will not allow DOS to notice.
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- Write Virus - A virus that intercepts write to disk, which
- deletes the disk write, and marks sector as bad at write point.
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- ASCII Virus - Virus that would scramble ASCII text in any file
- at trigger.
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- Low Level Format Virus - Virus that low level formats (BAD
- format) HD in background with data still intact. I have seen regular
- background LLF programs, and it keeps data in place, but it does it
- correctly... hmmm...?
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- Hide Virus - A Virus that hides files slowly.
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- Crash Virus - Virus that emulates typical system crashes/freezes
- occasionally. Causes BIOS to freeze and write BIOS ERROR messages on
- screen.
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- Modem Virus - One that remains in boot sector and TSR and
- monitors data from serial ports, puts in "artificial" line-noise.
- NICE!
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- These are just a few I thought up... these could be really
- good... Think of some more and call CPI HQ TODAY!