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WoodGoblin

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Virus

Aliases:

  • WoodGoblin
  • WG03-24XX
  • WG
  • WG03

Summary

This is a resident DOS virus which infects EXE files when they are accessed. The infected file is partly encrypted during process. WoodGoblin does not infect files starting with the letters AI, AD, WE, VD, VS, MS, HI and DR.

The virus activates by random, overwriting part of the hard drive.

This text in found inside the virus:

WG03 Copyright (C) 1995-1996 by WoodGoblin

Removal

Technical Details

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