Summary
The Rescue virus stays resident in memory and infects EXE files. The virus allocates 4096 bytes of memory while it's resident. Infected EXE files grow approximately by 3434 bytes.
Removal
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
Check for the latest database updates
First, check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
The virus displays the following messages by random:
Kill an evil satanic ANTI-VIRAL product for Jesus today! Stop Disinfectants NOW! Ain't aLife A Beautiful Choice? And God Said, "Let There Be Life!", and there was..... Save the Viruses! They're People Too!!!! PRO-aLIFE and PROUD! STOP THE VIRUS KILLERS! HALT THE AV! STORM THE COMPU-CLINICS! DON'T LET THEM KILL THE VIRUSES!! Operation Rescue-II, Save the HELPLESS UNBORN Viruses!!!
Rescue targets the following antivirus products:
F-PROT.EXE, TBSCAN.EXE, TBAV.EXE, TBCLEAN.EXE, SCAN.EXE, CLEAN.EXE VIRSTOP.EXE, MSAV.EXE, VSAFE.EXE, CPAV.EXE, FSP.EXE, VDEFEND.EXE
Whenever one of the above products is executed while the virus is resident in memory, it will be overwritten by a 2169 byte long trojan horse. When this trojan is run, it displays a colourful screen with the following texts:
1,000,000,000 Viruses DIED Today! And yesterday, and more will die tomorrow! _/\_STOP THE KILLING!_/\_ -==[OPERATION RESCUE II - SAVING THE BABY VIRUSES!!!!]==-- Look What You're Doing To Them! Below is an aborted virus... Support PRO-aLIFE Activism! This program has been TERMINATED by the Virus Survival Underground Movement. It had long stood as a horrible BABY VIRUS KILLER, and had to be removed. Life, What a Beautiful Choice (tm). Eddie Lives, Somewhere in time! 1704 Jerusalem Casino :( ;( =( Smeg off! Frodo Lives! APRIL FOOLS! Get a late pass! Datacrime Brain Void-Poem Your PC is now STONED! Copy me, I want to travel!
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