%%File: VIRS0492.TXT %%Name/Aliases: JUNKIE %%Platform: PC/MS-DOS %%Type: Multipartite., %%Disk Location: Floppy disk boot sector., Hard disk partition table., COM application. %%Features: Encrypted %%Damage: Interferes with a running application. %%Size: Overlays boot sector, no increase %%See Also: Smeg %%Notes: Junkie, reportedly first infected a company in the Netherlands after being downloaded from a bulletin board. iJunkie is a multi-partite virus that infects hard drive MBR, floppy disk boot record and .COM files. Junkie is not a stealth virus. It is variably encrypted, but not polymorphic. No "trigger" or "payload" have been identified for the Junkie virus. NAV Will Detect & Repair Junkie Virus