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1260 (computer virus)

IBM PC DOS computer file virus

Field	Value
common_name	1260
technical_name	1260
family	N/A
alias	V2P1, Chameleon
classification	Virus
type	DOS
subtype	Nonresident .COM-Infector
isolation_date	1990
origin	USA
author	Mark Washburn

1260, or V2PX, was a polymorphic computer virus written in 1990 by Mark Washburn. Derived from Ralf Burger's publication of the disassembled Vienna Virus source code, the 1260 added a cipher and varied its signature by randomizing its decryption algorithm. Both the 1260 and Vienna infect .COM files in the current or PATH directories upon execution. Changing an authenticated executable file is detected by most modern computer operating systems.

References

[http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/threats/subsubsection3_3_1_1.html "Threat Assessment of Malicious Code and Human Threats,"] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-04-23 History of Viruses, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division, internal report.)
"IBM's PC "Virus Timeline,"". research.ibm.com.
link. (2011-07-28 , Details and results of V2PX virus analysis.)
link. (2011-09-27 V2P6 virus.)
link. (2021-08-17 article.)

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