F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Karnavali

NAME:	Karnavali
ALIAS:	Patras
TYPE:	Resident EXE-files Boot sectors
ORIGIN:	Greece
SIZE:	2000

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]