%%File: VIRS0409.TXT %%Name/Aliases: Gosia %%Platform: PC/MS-DOS %%Type: Program., %%Disk Location: COM application. %%Features: Direct acting. %%Damage: No damage, only replicates. %%Size: Effective length of virus: 466 bytes %%See Also: %%Notes: Polish virus, first isolated in Poland in April 1991. It's rather primitive with logic similar to W13. It only infects COM files. Infected files are marked by putting 44 in second field in file time stamp. Not resident, does not use any stealth techniques. In one run it infects only 1 file in the current directory. COM files are recognized the extension of the name. It infects files with the length in the range 100-63,000 bytes. Write protected diskettes generate a write protect error. Signature is: 5681C64401b90300BF0001FCF3A45E8BD6 - virus-l, v4-255 The name of the virus (Polish girl's nickname) is taken from a string inside the virus: "I love Gosia" where "love" is replaced by the heart character This virus does not seem to contain any destructive code.