Summary
Sandrine, a simple companion virus, spread through a file called 486up.com which was supposed to improve a 486's performance by 20 to 30%. Instead, it contained a simple 445 bytes long companion virus.
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
Sandrine took advantage of the fact that the DOS EXEC loader executes a COM file before executing a similarly named EXE file if both files are found in the same directory. Sandrine virus has an activation routine, during which it creates a file called SANDRINE.COM. This file contains the text:
Sandrine Baillieux thoughts of you are in my mind (c) 1994 by BrokenHeart
It seems that BrokenHeart was twice unlucky: Sandrine was detected by a F-Secure anti-virus scanner in heuristic mode.
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