Shankar's Virus
Encyclopedia
Shankar's Virus is a Polymorphic
Computer Virus
that infects Microsoft Word
documents and template
s. It was discovered June 3, 1999. It was created by Sam Rogers.
This virus infects documents and templates when you open a document. It makes the following modifications to the infected documents:
Also, when opening or closing a Word Document, a dialogue box pops up displaying this string text "Did you wish Shankar on his birthday?"
Polymorphic code
In computer terminology, polymorphic code is code that uses a polymorphic engine to mutate while keeping the original algorithm intact. That is, the code changes itself each time it runs, but the function of the code will not change at all...
Computer Virus
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...
that infects Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor designed by Microsoft. It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS , the Apple Macintosh , the AT&T Unix PC , Atari ST , SCO UNIX,...
documents and template
Template (word processing)
The term template, when used in the context of word processing software,refers to a sample "fill-in-the-blank" document that can be completed either by handor through an automated iterative process, such as with a software assistant. Once...
s. It was discovered June 3, 1999. It was created by Sam Rogers.
Effects
The virus hooks the Word event handler to close documents in order to run its code.This virus infects documents and templates when you open a document. It makes the following modifications to the infected documents:
Title: Are You surprised ?
Subject: Birthday
Author: LSK
Category: You Are Infected
Keywords: Birthday
Comments: Shankar's Birthday falls on 25th July. Don't Forget to wish him
Also, when opening or closing a Word Document, a dialogue box pops up displaying this string text "Did you wish Shankar on his birthday?"