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These are dangerous memory resident parasitic viruses. While executing they infect C:\COMMAND.COM file. Then they hook INT 21h, stay memory resident and infect the COM and EXE files that are executed. They contain the internal text string "c:\command.com". On January, 5th they erase MBR sector, hook INT 1Ch, display several vertical lines and the message:
Virus BARROTES por OSoft
"Barrotes.849" infects COM files only.
"Barrotes.1310.d" does not corrupt MBR. On installation it uses i386 inctruction. It displays the message: "Virus MIKELON por MSoft".
"Barrotes.1461" on March 3rd corrupts disk sectors and displays:
This is virus RETRETE!
Don't attempt to recover your disk yourself!
"Barrotes.1463" tryes to manifest itself with the video effect, but fails. It contains the encrypted text:
ViRUS de G.D.R. (c)PutoSOT, NO HAY NADA COMO G.D.R. VERDAD ?? ;-)
"Barrotes.1874" plays a tune.
Barrotes.Tecla.1303
It is not a dangerous memory resident encrypted parasitic virus. It hooks INT 21h and writes itself to the end of COM and EXE files that are executed. When installing it infects C:COMMAND.COM file. On September, 23th it also hooks INT 16h and changes the scancodes of keys that are entered. This virus contains the text strings:
C:COMMAND.COM
Sta Tecla (MAD1)
ST
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