Myname
Myname | |
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Type | File virus |
Creator | |
Date Discovered | 1993.12 |
Place of Origin | United States |
Source Language | |
Platform | OS/2 |
File Type(s) | .exe |
Infection Length | 2,048 bytes |
Myname is an OS/2 virus. When executed, the virus infects OS/2 NewEXE files, overwriting them. While the virus has no malicious payload, the overwriting of the files damages them irreparably.
It contains the text:
My name is
[name of the executed file]
It is the first OS/2 virus in existence. It was published by the 40hex magazine of the North American SKISM group.
Sources
Kaspersky Lab. SecureList, Virus.OS2.MyName.a. 2000.01.12
Joern Dierks. University of Hamburg, Virus Test Center, OS2Vir1 Virus. 1995.05.05