Numberone
| Numberone | |
|---|---|
| Type | File virus |
| Creator | M. Vallen |
| Date Discovered | 1987.10 |
| Place of Origin | West Germany |
| Source Language | Pascal |
| Platform | DOS |
| File Type(s) | .com |
| Infection Length | 12,032 bytes |
| Reported Costs | |
Numberone is an early DOS virus from 1987. When Numberone is executed, it finds the first uninfected .com file in the current directory and overwrites them with a copy of itself. Files smaller than the virus's 12,032 bytes will become that size. It displays the text in yellow "This File Has Been Infected by Number One!".
Most variants of the virus do not differ significantly from the original. The primary differences are the virus size or some part of the message. One variant known as AIDS (no relation to AIDS-II) displays a message saying "Your computer now has AIDS". Variants were produced as late as 1992.
Sources
Patricia Hoffman. Online VSUM, Number One Virus.
-. -, AIDS Virus.