%%File: VIRS0565.TXT %%Name/Aliases: Murphy-2, Murphy, V1521 %%Platform: PC/MS-DOS %%Type: Program., %%Disk Location: COM application., EXE application., COMMAND.COM. %%Features: Memory resident; TSR. %%Damage: Interferes with a running application. %%Size: 1521 %%See Also: %%Notes: A variant of Murphy-1, Murphy-2 is a program virus that appends itself to any COM or EXE file larger than 1521 bytes. COM files must be smaller than 63982 bytes. The virus also locates the original INT 13 handler and unhooks any other routinesthat have been hooked onto this interruptand restores the interrupt to the original handler. Files are infected on execution and opening. Between 10 and 11 AM a ball (character 07) bounces over the screen. Between 10 and 11 AM a ball (character 07) bounces over the screen. The virus contains the string: "It's me - Murphy. Copywrite (c)1989 by Lubo & Ian, Sofia, USM Laboratory."