Byte Bandit Imitation

Introduction

Byte Bandit Imitiation is a computer bootvirus written for the Commodore Amiga. It is a variant of the Byte Bandit virus.

Summary

  • Overwrites the original bootblock of any unprotected disk inserted in the floppy drive of an Amiga computer
  • Uses BeginIO() of the trackdisk.device for infection
  • Stays resident in memory by using KickTag
  • Hooks ExecVec5 interrupt
  • Is not encrypted

Details

The typical Byte Bandit-text has been removed.

Clones and variants

None

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