Last updated on December 26th, 2024 at 07:53 am
Amiga viruses began to be know since 1987 with the SCA Virus , after that differents and various in the code Viruses appeared all over the globe.
They were able to be resident in the Amiga RAM and be resilient after a simple reboot.
The Commodore Amiga 500 was a popular home computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Unfortunately, like many computers of that era, it was susceptible to viruses. Here is a review of the viruses on Commodore Amiga 500 along with some tips for dealing with them.
### The Bad : The Infection
– Viruses were a common problem on the Commodore Amiga 500.
– Some viruses could cause serious damage to the computer’s hardware and software.
– It was difficult to detect and remove viruses from the computer.
Amiga viruses could write themselves onto floppies that were added to the computer after the infection occurred, especially if the floppies were not write-protected. Write-protecting floppy disks was a common practice to prevent data from being written to them, even if a virus was resident in memory.
The author explains that the Lamer Exterminator virus on Amiga 500 floppy disks can easily corrupt floppy disks that have their write-protected tab down to allow writing.
It is mentioned that most Amiga viruses will install themselves on the floppy bootblock, and any disk that uses a non-write-protected bootblock could be infected.
Therefore, it is important to use a virus scanner and removal tool to detect and remove any viruses from an Amiga computer, and to write-protect any floppies that are added to the computer to prevent them from being infected.
########### The Good : The Cure
– There were various virus scanners and removal tools available for the Commodore Amiga 500.
– Many of these tools were effective at detecting and removing viruses.
– It was possible to protect the computer from viruses by being careful about what software was installed and where it came from.
##Tips for Dealing with Viruses on Commodore Amiga 500
– Be careful about what software is installed on the computer. Only install software from trusted sources.
– Use a virus scanner to scan all software before installing it on the computer.
– Keep the virus scanner up to date with the latest virus definitions.
– If a virus is detected, use a virus removal tool to remove it from the computer.
– Regularly back up important data to protect against data loss due to viruses or other issues.
For instance, a user reports that during booting into workbench, they saw the message “Battery backed up clock not found” on their Amiga 500. Another user asks about an “Internal clock not functioning” error they encountered.
Viruses designed to target Commodore Amiga machines were a common problem back in time, but there were ways to protect against them. By being careful about what software was installed and using virus scanners and removal tools, it was possible to keep the computer safe from viruses.
If the All 3 1⁄2-inch disk had the rectangular hole in the corner obstructed then write was enabled to the disk and the Viruses had great times of fun infecting them with a copy of themselves.
Most of their goals was to put on highlight a state of mind sentence , either political or social , or just an exaltation of the virus writer .
It’s important today , after two decades , to collect them and preserve them , they are part of human knowledge and a very limited and fragile part of it.
So Visit and help The Amiga Virus Encyclopedia , a very wealth website in this matter .
More Specific Info
The SCA Virus Team
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External links
Also we remember the Interferon a virus detection in the bootblock
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Saddam Virus
Name: Saddam Virus
Type : Disk-Validator-Virus
Alias : Saddam Hussein
Known clones : 1234, Affe, Animal, Gral, Hardex, Iran, Kick, Lame, Laurin, Loom, Nato, Parfum, Risc
Danger level : Extremely dangerous
Characteristics : Altered vectors
The virus has a total length of : 1848 bytes
The virus is resident by using : ColdCapture
The virus is : fully encrypted
The virus deliberately : destroys user data
The virus alters : CoolCapture / ExecBase
The virus alters : Interrupt $90(A6) / ExecBase
The virus encrypts : user data
Close() dos.library -36
InitResident() exec.library -102
OpenWindow() intuition.library -204
BeginIO() trackdisk.device -30
