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Record 1 2020-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Testing and Debugging
CONT

Datacrime is introduced to a computer when an infected file is transferred to it and executed. When an infected file is executed, it searches available disks in the order C:, D:, A:, B: for .com files. It avoids any file which has the letter "D" as its seventh letter, probably as a measure to avoid infecting COMMAND.COM. The virus infects one .com file in a current directory each time it is executed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Test et débogage
CONT

Même si la planète avait été avertie le 13 octobre 1989, le virus Datacrime a bloqué plus de 100 000 ordinateurs néerlandais.

Spanish

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