1260 (computer virus)
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1260, or V2PX[1][2], was a computer virus written in 1989 by Mark Washburn that used a form of polymorphic encryption. Derived from Ralph Burger's publication of the disassembled Vienna virus source code, the 1260 altered its signature by randomizing and obfuscating its decryption algorithm in an effort to keep its signature length short and variable. Both the 1260 and Vienna infect .COM files in the current or PATH directories upon execution.[3][4][5]
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- ^ http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/threats/subsubsection3_3_1_1.html IBM PC Virus History
- ^ http://www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/timeline.htm IBM's PC Virus History
- ^ http://wiw.org/~meta/vsum/view.php?vir=1476 V2P6 Virus, Patricia Hoffman's VSUM Virus Information Summary List
- ^ http://www.mcafee.com/threat-intelligence/malware/default.aspx?id=98074 V2PX, McAfee Labs Threat Center
- ^ http://www.articleworld.org/index.php?title=1260_(computer_virus)&printable=yes 1260, Articleworld description
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