%%File: VIRS0110.TXT
%%Name/Aliases: Advent, 2761
%%Platform: PC/MS-DOS
%%Type: Program., Encrypted/Stealth The virus actively hides., 
%%Disk Location: COM application., EXE application., COMMAND.COM.
%%Features: Encrypted, Direct acting.
%%Damage: Interferes with a running application.
%%Size: 2761-2776 Bytes are appended on a paragraph boundary
%%See Also: 
%%Notes: Spreads between .COM and .EXE files.  Beginning on every 
"Advent"(the 4th Sunday before Christmas until Christmas eve), the virus 
displays after every "Advent Sunday" one more lit candle in a wreath of 
four, together with the string "Merry Christmas" and plays the melody  
of the German Christmas song "Oh Tannenbaum". By Christmas all four 
candles are lit. This happens until the end of December, whenever an 
infected file is run. If the environment variable "VIRUS=OFF" is set, 
the virus will not infect.