Viral Rewind: Virus.Win32.Bacros

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. This Viral Rewind is a bit longer since this virus works differently between Windows NT and Windows 9x operating systems. So strap in!

Bacros is a 32-bit virus with multiple payloads that behaves slightly different on NT vs 9x systems. It even drops a Microsoft Word macro virus alongside the other malicious things it does. Bacros looks like a standard text document from its icon and even opens a text document with Bacros (or something different depending on the filename). But don't be fooled; it's in actuality an application .EXE file however if you don't disable "hide file extensions" you won't notice this. When run, Bacros drops several files:

Payloads (controlled by date):
1st of any month (NT only): Bacros searches out all .gif image files on the machine and overwrites them with "KUOLE JEHOVA"

2nd of any month: Bacros searches out all .txt text files and creates a companion file of the virus with the same name as the text file. Then it hides the original text file and links it to the Bacros companion executable.

December 6th: Bacros replaces the desktop background with that of the Finnish flag as the date corresponds to Finland's Independence Day.

December 25th: Bacros deletes all personal files and the majority of system files thus requiring either restoring from backups or a fresh system installation.

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One fact for the Bacros Windows virus, the Kuole Jehova image which is Finnish for "Die Jehovah" was found in the wild in the beginning of September 2004.

wadmodderschalton
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The destructive payload of Bacros is activated on December 25th, not 30th

vladyslavyakovchuk
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The virus can be removed by going to safe mode and then removing the "mssys.exe" in and "msdosdrv.exe" in registry keys and the virus

vladyslavyakovchuk
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Interesting how different it works on Windows 98.

SuperTed
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9:18 *Cannot* see for the life of me the author had any sort of anti-Finnish issues. More likely an patriotic Finn who hated Christians.

SuperTed