Galicia infects a computer's hard disk only if the computer is booted with an infected diskette in drive A:, in which case the virus infects the hard disk's Main Boot Record. The virus goes resident in memory the next time the computer is booted from the hard disk. Once in memory, Galicia infects all non-write protected diskettes used in the computer.
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
Check for the latest database updates
First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Galicia activates on May 22nd after 12 o'clock when a non-existant drive is accessed. At this time it displays the following message:
Galicia contra =>telefonica!
which means "Galicia against Telefonica"; Galicia is the name of the North-West region of Spain, and Telefonica is the name of the company that has monopoly of telecommunications in Spain. The text is encrypted. The virus also tries to overwrite the MBR of the hard drive, but due to an programming error this function will be likely to fail.
Galicia is an encrypted virus.