Biological Warfare Virus Creation Kit 0.90A

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· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Alias:

 BW.496 [F-Prot], BW.Mayberry.Barney [McAfee], Bw.Mayberry.Barney virus [Eset], Constructor.DOS.BW.090 [Kaspersky], Mayberry.Family [Computer Associates], PS-MPC [Computer Associates], PS-MPC-based [Kaspersky], Univ [Panda], Virus Constructor [Panda]

Category:

Virus Creation Tool: A program designed to generate viruses. Even early virus creation tools were able to generate hundreds or thousands of different, functioning viruses, which were initially undetectable by current scanners.

Trojan Creation Tool: A program designed to create Trojans. Some of these tools merely wrap existing Trojans, to make them harder to detect. Others add a trojan to an existing product (such as RegEdit.exe), making it a Dropper.

Similar Pests:

 Virus Creation Tool · Trojan Creation Tool

Origins

Author:

 Mnemonix

Group:

 Dementia Praecox

By This Group:

 Biological Warfare Virus Creation Kit ·

Date of Origin:

 April, 1994

Operation

Storage Required:
  • Biological Warfare Virus Creation Kit 0.90A: at least 41 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Biological Warfare Virus Creation Kit 0.90A from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 February 20, 2005