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Z-90

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Virus

Aliases:

  • Z-90

Summary

Z-90 activates in July and December if an infected file is executed and the time is exactly 09:03. At this time the virus encrypts the DOS boot sector of drive C:, making the PC unbootable (encryption is done by XORing with 16-bit hex value 0903). After this it displays this message:

VIRUS Z-90. JUNIO 95. M EXICOSE MURIO TU DISCO DUROTU LO PUEDES RE VIVIRHAS BAILADO ALGUNA VEZ CON TU NOVIA A LE TENUE LUZ DE LA

Z-90 was found in the wild in Brazil in April 1996.

Removal

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