Basic Information

• Latest Version: AV3 supposedly released on fall 89
• Author: Olivier Chédru
• Language: French
• Can Detect: ?
• Other Known Versions: AV2

• License:

  • version 2: Freeware
  • Version 3: Commercial

Recognized Viruses:

• Boot Viruses: ?
• File Viruses: No
• Others: ?

Tasks

Task 1: Recognize boot viruses not loaded into memory

Instructions:

To test a floppy disk using AV3, follow these steps:

?

One of the most common viruses: Ghost

Virus with a key and its key disk: Signum BPL

Polymorphic virus: Macumba 3.3

Trojan virus: Carpe Diem

Stealth virus: OLI2

Non-executable boot sector: EICAR

Task 2: Recognize boot viruses loaded into memory

Instructions

?

One of the most common viruses: Ghost

Virus with a key and its key disk: Signum BPL

Polymorphic virus: Macumba 3.3

Trojan virus: Carpe Diem

Stealth virus: OLI2

Non-executable boot sector: EICAR

Task 3: Recognize file virus

Instructions

?

First file virus: Milzbrand

?

Task 4: Restore damaged boot sector

Instructions

?

Task 5: Vaccinate non-executable floppy disk

Instructions

insert the floppy disk and press Vaccin in the program, after that the boot sector will be overwritten.

Task 6: Analyze suspicious boot sector

Instructions

?

Task 7: Detect malware when AV3 is not running

Instructions

?

?

Summary and Conclusion

In the following table we have summarized the task completion results:

Task	Result
Recognize boot viruses not loaded into memory	?/6
Recognize boot viruses loaded into memory	?/6
Restore damaged boot sector	?/1
Vaccinate non-executable floppy disk	?/4
Analyze suspicious boot sector	?/4
Detect malware when AV3 is not running	?/2
Total	?/20

In conclusion, it can be said that...