Jiskefet
Jiskefet
Type File virus
Creator Masud Khafir
Date Discovered 1994
Place of Origin The Netherlands
Source Language Assembly
Platform OS/2
File Type(s) .exe
Infection Length 2,048 bytes

Jiskefet is a rare example of an OS/2 virus. It was coded by Masud Khafir, who named it after a Dutch comedy troupe.

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Behavior

When executed, Jiskefet searches for NewEXE files. It reads the first 2,048 bytes from the file, then copies it to the end of the file. When this file is executed, the virus will create a temporary disinfected copy of the original file and execute it while infecting other files.

Origin

The virus was originally posted as source code to a bulletin board. It was coded by Masud Khafir in the Netherlands. Masud Khafir was responsible for other viruses such as Winvir, Pogue and Cruncher.

Name

Masud Khafir named the virus after a popular Dutch comedy troupe, which broadcast shows from 1990 to 2005. The word "Jiskefet" means "trashcan" in Frisian, a language spoken in the north of the Netherlands, as well as parts of the Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony states of Germany.

Sources

Kaspersky Lab. SecureList.com, Virus.OS2.Jiskefet. 2000.01.12

The Textfiles, JISKEFET: a non-resident direct-action OS/2 virus

Digital Messiah, JISKEFET

Eklek. VideoSift, Jiskefet ("Trashcan" in Frisian) - Raar / Live absurd comedy. 2008

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