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F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Slow





NAME:Slow
ORIGIN:Australia
SIZE:1716/1721
TYPE:Resident COM/EXE-files

This is a variant of the Jerusalem virus from Australia. Some reports indicate it may cause a slowdown of the system, but this has not been confirmed. The major difference between this virus and the standard Jerusalem virus is the use of a simple encryption in the Slow virus.

VARIANT:Scott's Valley
A 2126 byte variant from California.

VARIANT:Mule
This variant is much longer, 4112/4117 bytes, and uses a different encryption method. As it was found in Australia, and resembles the Slow virus, it is classified as a variant, although it has not been analyzed yet.