%%File: VIRS0564.TXT
%%Name/Aliases: Murphy-1, Murphy,  V1277, April 15, Swami, Exterminator, 
Demon, Goblin, Patricia, Smack, Stupid Jack, Crackpot-272, Crackpot-
1951, Woodstock
%%Platform: PC/MS-DOS
%%Type: Program., 
%%Disk Location: COM application., EXE application.
%%Features: Memory resident; TSR.
%%Damage: Interferes with a running application.
%%Size: 1277
%%See Also: 
%%Notes: Murphy is a program virus that appends itself  to any COM or 
EXE file larger than 1277 bytes. COM files must be smaller than 64226 
bytes, however if a COM file larger than 64003 is infected, it will not 
run.  
  The virus also locates the original INT 13  handler and unhooks any 
other routines that have been hooked onto this interrupt and restores 
the interrupt to the original handler.
It infects files on execution and opening.
Between 10 and 11 AM, the speaker is turned on and off which produces a 
clicking noise.
See Summary below for comments on some of the abovementioned aliases  
Between 10 and 11 AM, the speaker is turned on and off which produces a 
clicking noise.   The virus contains the string:  "Hello, I'm Murphy. 
Nice to meet you  friend. I'm written since Nov/Dec.  Copywrite (c)1989 
by Lubo & Ian, Sofia,  USM Laboratory."  
v6-151: At least one anti-virus program can detect and remove Murphy 
1277.B and Woodstock)