HPS VIRUS

Information about the HPS virus:

This virus infects Windows 95 and Windows 98 Executable (EXE) and Screen Saver (SCR) files. The virus stays in memory and it will infect all Windows EXE files that are executed or copied. HPS is a polymorphic virus. This virus also tries to hide from anti-virus programs by deleting the data files created by those programs.

HPS virus changes the display of non-compressed bitmap (BMP) files by flipping the image sideways on every Saturday.

HPS virus is not in the wild.


Other names of HPS virus:
This worm is also known as Win95.HPS and Hanta