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Karnavali

ALIAS:Patras
Type:Resident EXE-files Boot sectors
ORIGIN:Greece
SIZE:2000

Summary

This is a large unencrypted multipartite EXE and DOS boot sector infector. It contains this text:

KARNAVALI OF PATRAS !!! *** PATRAS H/Y ***

and:

A lovely heart fell from the sky !!!

The text refers to the annual carnival festival held in the city of Patras in Greece. PATRAS H/Y seems to refer to the Computer Science dept. of the University of Patras.

[Analysis: Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure]