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F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Scitzo





NAME:Scitzo
TYPE:Resident COM/EXE-files
SIZE:1329
ORIGIN:Sweden

Scitzo is a fast COM and EXE infector, infecting files when they are opened. It displays the text "I feel a little scitzo" to screen every now and then. The virus was found from Sweden in the end of August, 1994.

The virus contains the following encrypted text:

              SCITZO - by "RED A", Lund, Sweden 1994

The same author has written the Manzon virus.

[Analysis: Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure]