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VirusName: | Helga.666
Aliases: | Helga-666, RedArc.Helga.666, Helga.GR, Helga.666, Helga.666.A
Infection Length: | 666
Likelihood: | rare
Target Platform: | COM files
Description: It infects DOS .COM files. Because this virus infects files, it can spread over any type of network. The Helga.666 virus has not been encountered "in the wild," and is not considered to be widespread. The Helga.666 virus attaches 666 bytes to host files. The Helga.666 virus infects other programs as soon as it has been launched. The Helga.666 virus does not have any known payload (that is, it does nothing other than replicate). The Helga.666 virus is an encrypted virus. Each time it infects a new program, it encrypts itself in a slightly different fashion. The Helga.666 virus only spreads through files and does not infect boot records. The Helga.666 virus virus does not hide itself using "stealthing" techniques. It infections cannot be repaired. Delete all infected programs and replace them with clean copies. Comments: No additional information. Use the index files to locate virus information by name:
A-Am | Dn-Dz | H-Hm | Kn-Kz | O-Om | R-Rm | U-Um | X-Xm
An-Az | E-Em | Hn-Hz | L-Lm | On-Oz | Rn-Rz | Un-Uz | Xn-Xz
B-Bm | En-Ez | I-Im | Ln-Lz | P-Pm | S-Sm | V-Vm | Y-Ym
Bn-Bz | F-Fm | In-Iz | M-Mm | Pn-Pz | Sn-Sz | Vn-Vz | Yn-Yz
C-Cm | Fn-Fz | J-Jm | Mn-Mz | Q-Qm | T-Tm | W-Wm | Z-Zm
Cn-Cz | G-Gm | Jn-Jz | N-Nm | Qn-Qz | Tn-Tz | Wn-Wz | Zn-Zz
D-Dm | Gn-Gz | K-Km | Nn-Nz | 0-9 and Special Characters
| Cross-reference data provided by Project VGrep. Implemented with permission of Virus Bulletin.