Name: BetaBoys Famil Category: Viruses Description: Details BetaBoys Family These are parasitic viruses which infect COM-files at their ends. BetaBoys.441 It's a harmless not memory resident virus. It searches for the .COM-files and infects them. It does not manifests itself, it contains the internal text strings: -+( Severe Head-Ache Virus V2.oo )+- Created by The Vile One & MaZ Copyright (c)1992 The BetaBoys Development Corp. -Sweden 04/19/92- BetaBoys.450 It's a not dangerous memory resident virus. It copies itself into DOS system area, hooks INT 21h and hits .COM-files are executed. On execution of SCAN.EXE file the virus displays the message: THE WORLD WiLL NEVER FORGETT US! -BetaBoys- It contains the internal text also: Blood Rage (c)1992 The BetaBoys BetaBoys.459 It's a dangerous not memory resident virus. It searches for the .COM-files and infects them. It erases the disk sectors and deletes the files c:autoexec.bat c:config.sys windowswin.com It contains the text strings: *.com C:Command.Com C:Autoexec.Bat C:Config.Sys windowswin.com Why Windows (c)1992 MaZ / BetaBoys B.B BetaBoys.457,538 These are dangerous not memory resident viruses. They search for .COM-files and infect them. On May, 12th and February, 25th they erase the disk C:, D: and E: sectors. "BetaBoys.538" is a encrypted virus. It contains the text strings: *.COM :+:+ The Data Molester Virus V1.oo +:+: (c)1992 MaZ & The Vile One / The BetaBoys Development Corporation. "BetaBoys.457" contains the text: *.COM -+( Severe Head-Ache Virus V2.oo )+- Created by The Vile One & MaZ Copyright (c)1992 The BetaBoys Development Corp. -Sweden 04/19/92- BetaBoys.575,615 These are dangerous memory resident encrypted viruses. On execution they copy themselves into the memory at the address 9000:0100 without MCB correction. It can cause the dangerous consequences. Then the viruses hook INT 21h and hit COM-files on their execution. They contain the internal text strings: "BetaBoys.575" - Mexican Mud (c)1992 MaZ The BetaBoys Development Corp. +Sweden+ "BetaBoys.615" - DEATH RATTLE V1.OO (c)1992 The BetaBoys Development Corp. +S+W+E+D+E+N+