Dark Avenger

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:alias gptkb:Dark_Avenger.1800
DA
gptkbp:category malware
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkbp:developedBy author
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dark Avenger
gptkbp:infects gptkb:COM_files
EXE files
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Mutation_Engine_(MtE)
gptkbp:notableFor stealth techniques
fast infection rate
triggering the creation of the Mutation Engine
gptkbp:notableVictim early PC users in Europe and US
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:DOS
gptkbp:payload corrupts data by overwriting sectors
gptkbp:spreadTo infected executable files
gptkbp:type file-infecting virus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uriah_Heep
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6