Summary
W97M/Disco is a fairly simple Word 97 macro virus, and it infects the "NORMAL.DOT" when an infected document is opened. After that it will infect every document that is opened.
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Technical Details
Beside replication, the virus creates an autorun file ("autorun.inf") to the root of the "C:" drive with a random icon.
The virus hooks some of the menu selections as well. Menu selections "Help/About" and "Tools/Macros/Visual Basic Editor" is replaced with a three different message boxes:
W97M/Disco.Poppy by VicodinES Everything is fine - nothing to see here - let's move it along kids! Social camouflage for this modern age!
The virus activates its payload on every day at 12:00:01 pm if user selects one of the "Tools/Macros/Macro", "File/Print" or "File/Templates" menu selections.
If user selected "Tools/Macros/Macro" or "File/Templates" menu, it deletes the entire active document, and inserts the following text:
Macro.Poppy.I aka Disco.Poppy By VicodinES Macro Virus for Word 97 T h e N a r k o t i c N e t w o r k !
If user selected "File/Print" menu, the text will be as follows:
When will you wake up and realize that we live in a primitive society? Don't kid yourself - there is NO GOD!!
This text will be inserted to the end of the document and then the document will be printed.
Variant:Disco.B
This variant, W97M/Disco.B, creates a batch file to the Windows' startup directory "C:\windows\startm~1\programs\startup\msfile.bat" which attempts to remove the "NORMAL.DOT" if it is read-protected at the next time the Windows is restarted.
Otherwise it is very similar to W97M/Disco.A variant, there is only slight changes in the texts and messages that it displays.
Variant:Disco.C
This variant is functionally identical with W97M/Disco.A.
Variant:Disco.D
This variant has no payload and it displays no messages.
Variant:Disco.E
W97M/Disco.E is sligtly modified variant of W97M/Disco.D. Additionally it hooks "Tools/Macros/Macro" menu rendering it unusable.
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