Glupak
Summary
This is a buggy direct action infector of COM files. It activates on October 21st and attempts to overwrite the hard drive. After this it displays this text and hangs the PC:
Happy Birthday Freaky!
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:
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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.
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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.
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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
Glupak also contains this encrypted text which is never shown:
[TV.Suicidal.Dream.B] (c) 1996 The Freak/The Underground From the hypnotic spectre of wake I scream locked in depths of suicidal Dream
The virus might also delete *.ZIP and ANTI-VIR.DAT files.
Glupak was confirmed to be in the wild in Switzerland and Finland in April 1996.
There is another 890 byte variant with slightly different texts inside.
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