GOLD-BUG Virus

GOLD-BUG Virus

Virus Name:  GOLD-BUG
Aliases:     AU, GOLD, GOLD-FEVER, GOLD-MINE
V Status:    New, Research
Discovery:   January, 1994
Symptoms:    CMOS checksum failure; Creates files with no extension. Modem answers on 7th ring; BSC but it is hidden; Most virus scanners fail to run or are Deleted;CHKLIST.??? files deleted.
Origin:      USA
Eff Length:  1,024 Bytes
Type Code:   SBERaRbReX - Spawning Color Video Resident and Extended HMA Memory Resident Boot-Sector and Master-Sector Infector
Detection Method:  None
Removal Instructions:  See Below

FIREFLY - More than A Smart Virus

FIREFLY - More than A Smart Virus

Firefly is an encrypted, memory resident virus which infects
.COM files on load.  It incorporates code from Proto-T, 
LokJaw and YB-X viruses and, when in memory, attacks a large election of anti-virus programs as they are executed.  Anti-virus programs identified by Firefly's execute/load handler are deleted.
Firefly incorporates simple code from previous issues of the newsletter signed to de-install generic VSAFE resident virus activity
filters designed for Microsoft by Central Point Software.