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Form.A
This is a common virus.
Aliases: Form 18
Size: 2048 bytes
Frequency: 20
Characteristics:
- Infects hard disk boot record
- Infects diskette boot record
- Memory resident
- Produces sound effect (other than music)
- Contains clear text string or message
- Has design flaw that corrupts data
Information:
Clicking occurs on the 18th of any month. "The FORM-Virus sends greetings to everyone who's reading this text. FORM doesn't destroy data! Don't panic!" Also an obscene message. The sector containing the original boot sector and additional virus code on the HD is not protected, if these are overwritten, the system will be unbootable.
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