Mac/Autostart-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:20 Feb 2001 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Macintosh file virus Last Updated:25 Oct 2010 21:15:27 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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This virus is the first specific Power Macintosh virus and
will not work on 68k Macintoshes. It uses the QuickTime AutoPlay
feature to infect a Macintosh. If an infected disk is inserted, the
virus adds an invisible file called "Desktop Print Spooler" to the
Extensions folder. This should not be confused with the Macintosh
System Extension called "Desktop Printer Spooler" in the same folder.
The virus infects writable disks by placing the invisible file "DB" in
the root folder and modifying the boot sector so that this file will
be run when the disk is inserted. The virus will overwrite
data in files with the extensions .DATA, .COD, .CSA, .DAT.

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