Threat Descriptions

Deicide II

Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

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Platform :

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Aliases :

Deicide

Summary

A primitive 666 byte overwriting virus. When it activates, it wipes out the first 80 sectors on drive C:. The virus contains the following text: 

DEICIDE!
 Glenn (666) says : BYE BYE HARDDISK!!
 Next time be carufull with illegal stuff.
 This experimental virus was written by Glenn Benton to see
 if I can make a virus while learning machinecode for 2,5 months.
 (C) 10-23-1990 by Glenn. I keep on going making virusses.

Removal

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.

Technical Details

Variant:Deicide II

Size:1335

Other: COM-files

Repair:Yes

This virus is a bit more sophisticated that the first one, but contains equally childish messages.