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RPS

ALIAS:Fifty Boot
TYPE:Resident Boot sectors MBR

Summary

This is an Italian boot sector virus, which contains the text "RPS".

There are three closely related variants.

Additional Details

VARIANT:RPS.A
Contains the text "RPS", overwrites the hard drive after 75 boots.

VARIANT:RPS.B
Contains the text "RPS2", overwrites the hard drive after 50 boots.

VARIANT:RPS.C
Contains the text "RPS3", overwrites the hard drive after 50 boots.

Otherwise the virus is a typical boot sector virus.

RPS was reported to be in the wild in Italy and Germany in the end of 1995.

[Analysis: Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure]