ZX Pilot #21 08 марта 1998

Юмор

about different - Just jokes.

(C) VEL


   Hi! Today will talk about viruses on the Speccy. Yes,
on the Speccy, you heard right. And some viruses can be
Spectrum'e, you ask. Naturally, viruses, these programs
can be called a stretch.

   On the pages of ON-LINE and ADVENTURER'a already discussed 
these malicious programs. But it was quite a long time, and pro 
- FRAMEWORK were different.


   And to write this article, I pushed the next
"Momentous" event. In our little town got its own
virus-maker. This - Paracels of EI. Apparently, after reading 
an article in Adventurer'e of the virus in the Last Battle, he 
is so zafanatel this the idea that quickly riveted like virus. 
I think that He will be afraid to spread their brilliant 
creation. Although, if it does not sign or put someone else's 
nickname, why not. On such villainy it is quite enough.


   Technique of infection is as follows. Downloaded the virus 
itself, runs and loads which - either basic file not exceeding 
64 sectors. Further, the downloaded file gets deleted and the 
name of POISON. After This file is overwritten and becomes 
infected in late disc. Running such a file, first triggered a 
virus and has not yet infect bend, do not run an infected 
program itself. 

   And now some of the characteristics of the program, an 
infected virus:


   - Maximum length of the infected basic-file - 64 sectors.

   - The infected file is on the 8 sectors more.

   - Trying to infect another file with a sealed drive issues
post Read Only.

   I have seen, for example, that such viruses. File name
something like the ADS 3.0 or SUPERTEST or anything else 
abruptly. Prog startup quickly check'aet your disk and then 
writes all rubbish, saying that there are no errors or vice 
versa, a lot of mistakes and do you have left the disc. After 
you run this disc again, the appears a cross and played quite a 
sad melody. If, however, do list disk, but the "left" is 
written boot'a all the small stuff (like from the ROM). The 
disk itself during the test time to reformat as a single-sided 
disc with forty tracks. Naturally, this disc is beyond repair.


   There are also less offensive, though no less unpleasant 
program. For example, when they start scoring zero track code 
from ROM or format it. And can formatnut than zero, also 159,

160, etc. In short, those that usually keep a copy of the zero
track.

   Some others are just fun. Head drive fast
moves over the disk, pretending that formats it. Then
provides a joyful message. If during this operation, you
open the door of the drive, then the head will be as nothing
used to keep moving.

   To warn users of such pseudo-encoder and
programs, I want to give some useful tips. Suppose you
got the disc with the software through third-hand and wish them
defined, starting at every turn. In that case I
suggest the following:

   - Protect the disc from the record;

   - Keep the zero track from the disc in a separate file;

   - Viruses are different and the most sophisticated of them - 
are those who checks whether you have protected by a plastic 
disc. If protected by a plastic, they are relaxed, and if not, 
they can immediately ruin it (or try), or begin to count 
zapuskany. When he will be equal to zero, something will happen 
so. 

   Well, the last. Now, when it begins to spread HDD,
may need anti-virus software as an IBM PC.
Well, if the firm Scorpion can take care of it.


° ° ° ° °



   Not quite to the point will be discussed, but since I have 
Claudia ... Here recently went "visiting" D-Man of the EI and 
extorted me the 18th and 19y issue of our newspaper. Set a 
condition: I was named the newspaper - they gave me letter from 
SAT'a of MEGACODE, which, incidentally, was meant to me and 
simply asked to convey. 

   But that's not all. Cool thing is that after a couple of
days after that went Crazy SoftVor from the same group.
Pretended nothing knowledgeable users, and asked whether the 
available us in what - or electronic editions ;-) and in 
general, deals with anyone - ever Speccy in ;-))) Well, how 
could I not podigrat such a "good" actor? Of course, I wrote to 
him our newspaper - let the reading.