A and A (computer virus)
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Common name | A & A |
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Technical name | A & A |
Aliases | A_and_A |
Family | N/A |
Classification | Virus |
-Type | DOS |
-Subtype | COM, munges datetime and display |
Isolation | 1993 |
-Point of Isolation | Unknown |
-Point of Origin | Unknown |
Author(s) | Unknown |
A & A is a computer virus which infects COM files. It changes an infected program’s time and date stamp to the date and time of infection. When activated, the virus clears and reprints blocks of the screen. The infection code contains the string {A&A}
[edit] External links
- Computer Viruses (A), by Probert Encyclopedia
- A and A, by Symantec