AI (computer virus)
Encyclopedia
AI is a computer virus
which infects .EXE
files. The virus is loaded into memory by executing an infected program and then effects the computer's run time operation and corrupts program or overlay files. It does not appear to work with all .EXE files but does infect standard DOS
files easily. AI adds meaningless garbage byte
s to the end of the host file.
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
which infects .EXE
EXE
EXE is the common filename extension denoting an executable file in the DOS, OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows, Symbian, and OS/2 operating systems....
files. The virus is loaded into memory by executing an infected program and then effects the computer's run time operation and corrupts program or overlay files. It does not appear to work with all .EXE files but does infect standard DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
files easily. AI adds meaningless garbage byte
Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer...
s to the end of the host file.
External links
- Computer Viruses (A), by Probert Encyclopedia
- AI, by Symantec