1260 (computer virus)

1260
Technical name1260
AliasV2P1, Chameleon
TypeDOS
SubtypeNonresident .COM-Infector
ClassificationVirus
FamilyN/A
OriginUSA
AuthorsMark Washburn

1260, or V2PX,[1][2] was a polymorphic computer virus written in 1989 by Mark Washburn. Derived from Ralf Burger's publication of the disassembled Vienna Virus source code, the 1260 added a cipher and varied its signature by randomizing its decryption algorithm. Both the 1260 and Vienna infect .COM files in the current or PATH directories upon execution. Changing an authenticated executable file is detected by most modern computer operating systems.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Threat Assessment of Malicious Code and Human Threats," Archived 2011-04-23 at the Wayback Machine History of Viruses, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division, internal report.
  2. ^ "IBM's PC "Virus Timeline,"". research.ibm.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012.IBM research report.
  3. ^ McAfee Labs Threat Center Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Details and results of V2PX virus analysis.
  4. ^ "Patricia Hoffman's VSUM Virus Information Summary List," Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine V2P6 virus.
  5. ^ "1260 (computer virus)," Archived 2021-08-17 at the Wayback Machine article.