ARCV-n (computer virus)

Computer virus
Fullname = ARCV-n virus family
Common name = N/A
Technical name = N/A
Family = ARCV-n
Aliases = ARCV-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9, -10, -10B; ARCV.335, 339, 541, 562, 639, 651, 664, 670, 679, 693, 718, 745, 773, 795, 795.b, 826, 827, 839, 916, 916.b, 965, 986, 1060, 1072, 1172, 1208
Classification = Virus
Type = DOS
Subtype = COM and EXE infector. General nuisance.
IsolationDate = 1992
Isolation = Europe
Origin = England
Author = ARCV

ARCV-n is a term for a large family of viruses authored by the ARCV group through October - November of 1992 and polymorphed with the PS-MPC virus generation tool (hence they are very similar). ARCV-n viruses seem to infect COM (perhaps command.com) and/or EXE files rapidly, but do not damage the compromised machine, instead displaying various text messages to the user. An infected file will have the ARCV-n virus appended to the end of it.

External links

* [http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_131.htm ARCV-n] , by McAfee
*Copies of ARCV-n behavior listings available [http://www.viruslibrary.com/details.htm?id=173 here] and [http://www.ancort.ru/Encyclopedia/file/a/arcv.htm here]
* [http://agn-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/catalog/msdos/html/ps-mpc(a.htm PS-MPC (ARCV-1)] , by Adam David, Frisk Software International, the University of Hamburg