ZX Pilot #19 12 февраля 1998

about different - All about computer viruses.

   If you have worked on a computer half a year, you have 
probably encountered a computer virus. Someone they already 
Porush's favorite toys or "eaten" old files that you have 
accumulated over these six months.


   What is this vile creature?

   The virus is a virus, how we get sick, and the computer over 
a network or floppy disk can catch the disease - a special 
program whose essence is just boils down to, to cripple your

e-pal.

   For example, viruses can increase the date the file was 
created by 100 years, or set in the second file creation time 
is unimportant - The corresponding value of - 62 seconds. Well, 
imagine yourself looking at the clock, which means - eight 
o'clock five minutes sixty-two seconds. Crazy computer, of 
course, does not come down, but read this rigmarole proudly 
refuses. That vst to work with the files will not be. 

   Write those same programs from the same programmers that give
some brilliant toys. Write out of boredom or for
to annoy his fellow programmer.

   True, this fun can turn bad for them. In the past,
year boy from England, created a virus that decoded to
hell out all the passwords of one of the networks of the 
Pentagon. Boy to catch and punish.


   In many countries there are even criminal charges for 
creating viruses that are harmful to computers and software.


   To deal with viruses, virus developed
program. One of these programs, most well-known here, was
AIDSTEST (created by D. Lozinsky), a talented antivirusnika of
Moscow. In the course of the program, and Dr. WEB (author - 
Danilov), but it "Clean" computer painfully slow. For the virus 
- a lot. 

   At the same Lozinski occurs a short description of tens of
hundreds of viruses. That's a lot, but not all: the world is a 
geek people who wrote the entire book on viruses (eg, N. No -

Clerk), go "viral" entries.

   All viruses assigned to either the number or name. It's like
proper name. Because the viruses on each other is not similar, 
and some - so just an outstanding work of art vile

assassination of foreign programs and machines.

   It is believed that most viruses spoil the batch files
For example, to run your game. Those are the most applets, which
right in the title bar Stout. COM. EXE.

   It is said that text files are not infected with viruses. 
But the fact at least some viruses cause directories, very 
loving "Chew" in a text editor Lexicon or Word.


   Viruses can "chew" the hard disk or even run it
pereformatizatsiyu, sweeping away everything that you have 
stored in the main repository your computer for many years.


   Virusolagami between computer programmers and craftsmen,
"Builder" viruses for many years is a real war.
Writers software viruses initially did their dirty deed
boring and uninteresting, but then razduharilis, sophisticated 
in abuses against the poor computer users, that is

over us.

   However, if we reject the sense of grief for the ravaged car
Many viruses seem even funny.

   So, Vienna-757 sometimes displays an "Harmless virus:
Kuzmichev Down! "

   Vienna-1000 in the case of pressing the Print Screen key 
ustrai - Vaeth opadanie letters - they poured a bunch of rows 
at the bottom of the screen. 

   Jerusalem-1808 all of our might show kagda on the 13th number
accounts Friday. Then he erases all (!) Your downloads
program.

   V-900 and 905 begin every 10 seconds to turn the image -
tion of characters on the screen of your monitor.

   Vrn-1536 at the texts issued in print, I have some
word on the obscene.

   Loz-639 (named so because of revenge Lozinsky) after the 224 
included - eny computer every 4 minutes showering the screen 
content and gives the slogan: "Kill the Jews and Lozinski!


   Hero-506 (not to be confused with the name of the drink) on 
the first number gives text "Glory to the heroes!" Someone who 
brutalized by fighting with the virus - catfish, some versions 
of this text is replaced by "The author of the virus - cretin! 
"But the benefits are not brought, the virus is walking. 

   Day7-839 on the 7 th of each month in approximately 25 
minutes strums a strange melody, and at the same time corrupts 
the program completely. 

   Enola-2430 in the days when the number of days equal to 
twice the number month, displays: "Long Live KOBA JUGASHVILI, 
The Chief Of All Times And Nations! "-" Yes sdravstvuet Koba 
Dzhugashvili, Boss of all time! "


   CPSU-2535 (CPSU - 2535) every hour on the screen says "Moral
Code stroutelya communism. "

   And so on ...

   All describe is simply impossible, because last year
had a small birthday - in the world was registered simplicity -
esidual computer virus.

   Ten tips in your personal war against viruses:

   1. Naturally, it is necessary to acquire anti-virus software
buying or rewriting, for example, programs or AIDSTEST Dr. WEB.
Can be followed and for anti-virus software that came with your
NORTON COMMANDER, but they are weaker. AIDSTEST very simple
circulation, it is only necessary to carefully read 
instructions, which there is every normal program and are 
usually written in the file opposite the name of which means. 
TXT. ME or. DOC. In Dr. WEB - the same thing.


   2. Do not leave the floppy in the drive when you reboot or
machine is switched on.

   3. Before you check the diskette drive out through the 
anti-virus all the basic drives of your kopmyutera. Never use

diskettes, without checking them for viruses!

   4. Remember that the greatest chance of getting your
computer is just a floppy disk with the games. In them lies
principal amount of reptiles viruses.

   5. Do not buy a counterfeit CD with games or programs
because there is a greater likelihood that they zavirusovany.
But much to remove the virus from the CD - it's Shish is simply 
impossible. 

   6. Note that if you inaccurate work with antivirus
Not only does it carry viruses, but instead
treatment program files hopelessly spoil them.

   7. Make regular backups of your important files and systems -
GOVERNMENTAL regions of the disk.

   8. Do not gather a collection of anti-virus programs unknown
destination and proushozhdeniya. They can get a new virus,
In addition, as in medicine, you can run the illness due to
This appeals to computer healers.

   9. Protect your disk from the record if there is only a 
small probability - risk of being infected. For this purpose, 
each has a special floppy disk device - a window with a mobile 
zadvizhechkoy and inscriptions, explain how to use this very 
zadvizhechkoy to protect recording on a floppy disk.


   10. Frequently update their antivirus software. On average,
same Lozinski gives one a new version (uchetyvayuschuyu all new
viruses, to which he was able to reach) every four months.

   And a personal request: Do not sprinkle the computer dust. 
Viruses from do not kick the bucket. But the car - sure ...