Peter Ferrie, Frédéric Perriot
Virus Bulletin, October 2004, pp.4-6
ISSN 0956-9979
October 2004
Download PDF (59.55Kb) (You need to be registered on forum)W32/Efish, a member of the W32/Chiton family, contains in its source code (released as part of 29A magazine) a reference to the television program The Six Million Dollar Man. The virus author wanted to call the virus EfishNC ("efficiency"), and referred to it as "Better, Stronger, Faster" (this virus author is not known for humility - in 1994 (s)he named a virus Hianmyt ["high and mighty"]). While the code is indeed better, stronger and faster than comparable viruses, it does have weaknesses. Symantec has not received any wild samples of Efish, although the .A variant was published as early as 2002. This suggests that these viruses have not left zoo collections, despite their aggressive infection strategy.