Grip
Grip
Type File virus
Creator Herm1t
Date Discovered 2005.07.14
Place of Origin Ukraine
Source Language Assembly
Platform Linux
File Type(s) ELF
Infection Length
Reported Costs

Grip is a Linux virus by Herm1t. It contains a lot of code from his Tahorg virus. The virus is encrypted and obfuscated. When executed, the virus is decrypted. It appends itself to the file. It contains a Brainfuck interpreter coded in Assembly to generate its keycodes. This is the first known use of Brainfuck or any esoteric language with a virus.

Sources

twilight corner in the herm1t's cave (This page contains source code for the virus)

Obfuscated!

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