MARBURG VIRUS

Information about the Marburg virus:

This virus infects Windows 95 and Windows 98 Executable (EXE) and Screen Saver (SCR) files.

Marburg is a complex polymorphic virus. It does not infect many anti-virus software programs to avoid detection.

Marburg will be infecting quietly for 3 months from the date of first infection. After 3 months, depending upon the time of execution of an infected file, Marburg will display the Windows error icon (the red cross) all over the screen.

Marburg virus first appeared in July 1998 and it is in the wild.

Other names of Marburg virus:
This worm is also known as W95/Marburg, Marburg.a and Marburg.b.