The Constitution of Worldwide
Virus Writers
Initial Release - February 12, 1992
We, the members of PHALCON/SKISM, in order to form a more perfect
environment worldwide for the virus community, establish justice, ensure
intracommunity tranquility, provide for the common defense and offense,
promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of
Worldwide Virus Writers.
ARTICLE I - REGARDING ORIGINAL VIRII
Section A - DEFINITION
The term "original virus" herein indicates programming done
exclusively by either one individual or group, with no code
taken from any other source, be it a book or another virus.
Section B - CODE REQUIREMENTS
For an original virus to conform to the standards set by
this document, it must include the following:
1) The title of the virus in square brackets followed by a
zero byte should be in the code, in a form suitable for
inclusion into SCAN(1). This is to ensure that the
name of the virus is known to those examining it.
2) The name of the author and his/her group affilition/s
should be included in the code, followed by a zero
byte. At the present, this is an optional requirement.
3) Some form of encryption or other form of stealth
techniques must be used. Even a simple XOR routine
will suffice.
4) If the virus infects files, the code should be able to
handle infection of read only files.
5) It must have some feature to distinguish it from other
virii. Creativity is encouraged above all else.
6) The virus must not be detectable by SCAN.
Section C - IMPLEMENTATION
This section, and all sections hereafter bearing the heading
"IMPLEMENTATION" refer to the recommended method of
implementation of the suggestions/requirements listed in the
current article.
1) Virus_Name db '[Avocado]',0
2) Author db 'Dark Angel, PHALCON/SKISM',0
ARTICLE II - REGARDING "HACKED" VIRII
Section A - DEFINITION
The term "hacked virus" herein refers to any virus written
by either one individual or a group which includes code
taken from any other source, be it a book, a code fragment,
or the entire source code from another virus.
The term "source virus" herein refers to the virus which
spawned the "hacked virus."
Section B - CODE REQUIREMENTS
For a "hacked" virus to conform to the standards set forth
by this document, it must include the following, in addition
to all the requirements set down in Article I of this
document:
1) The title, author (if available), and affiliation of
the author (if available) of the original virus.
2) The author of the hacked virus must give the source
code of said virus to the author of the source virus
upon demand.
3) No more Jerusalem, Burger, Vienna, Stoned, and Dark
Avenger hacks are to be written.
4) The source virus must be improved in some manner
(generally in efficiency of speed or size).
5) The hacked virus must significantly differ from the
source virus, i.e. it cannot be simply a text change.
Section C - IMPLEMENTATION
1) Credit db 'Source stolen from Avocado by Dark Angel of
PHALCON/SKISM',0
ARTICLE III - REGARDING VIRAL STRAINS
Section A - DEFINITION
The term "viral strain" herein refers to any virus written
by the original author which does not significantly differ
from the original. It generally implies a shrinking in code
size, although this is not required.
Section B - CODE REQUIREMENTS
For a "viral strain" to conform to the standards set by this
document, it must include the following, in addition to all
the requirements set down in Article I of this document:
1) The name of the virus shall be denoted by the name of
the original virus followed by a dash and the version
letter.
2) The name of the virus must not change from that of the
original strain.
3) A maximum of two strains of the virus can be written.
Section C - IMPLEMENTATION
1) Virus_Name db '[Avocado-B]',0
ARTICLE IV - DISTRIBUTION
Section A - DEFINITION
The term "distribution" herein refers to the transport of
the virus through an infected file to the medium of storage
of a third (unwitting) party.
Section B - INFECTION MEDIUM
The distributor shall infect a file with the virus before
uploading. Suggested files include:
1) Newly released utility programs.
2) "Hacked" versions of popular anti-viral software, i.e.
the version number should be changed, but little else.
3) Beta versions of any program.
The infected file, which must actually do something useful,
will then be uploaded to a board. The following boards are
fair game:
1) PD Boards
2) Lamer boards
3) Boards where the sysop is a dick
No virus shall ever be uploaded, especially by the author,
directly to an antivirus board, such as HomeBase or
Excalibur.
Section C - BINARY AND SOURCE CODE AVAILABILITY
The binary of the virus shall not be made available until at
least two weeks after the initial (illicit) distribution of
the virus. Further, the source code, which need not be made
available, cannot be released until the latest version of
SCAN detects the virus. The source code, should it be made
available, should be written in English.
Section D - DOCUMENTATION
Documentation can be included with the archive containing
the binary of the virus, although this is optional. The
author should include information about the virus suitable
for inclusion in the header of VSUM(2). A simple
description will follow, though the author need not reveal
any "hidden features" of the virus. Note this serves two
purposes:
1) Enable others to effectively spread the virus without
fear of self-infection.
2) Ensure that your virus gets a proper listing in VSUM.
ARTICLE V - AMENDMENTS
Section A - PROCEDURE
To propose an amendment, you must first contact a
PHALCON/SKISM member through one of our member boards.
Leave a message to one of us explaining the proposed change.
It will then be considered for inclusion. A new copy of the
Constitution will then be drafted and placed on member
boards under the filename "PS-CONST.TXT" available for free
download by all virus writers. Additionally, an updated
version of the constitution will be published periodically
in 40HEX.
Section B - AMENDMENTS
None as of this writing.
ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS
Section A - WHO YOU CAN MAKE FUN OF
This is a list of people who, over the past few years, have
proved themselves to be inept and open to ridicule.
1) Ross M. Greenberg, author of FluShot+
2) Patricia (What's VSUM?) Hoffman.
2) People who post "I am infected by Jerusalem, what do I
do?" or "I have 20 virii, let's trade!"
3) People who don't know the difference between a virus
and a trojan.
4) Lamers and "microwares puppies"
Section B - WHO YOU SHOULDN'T DIS TOO BADLY
This is a list of people who, over the past few years, have
proved themselves to be somewhat less inept and open to
ridicule than most.
1) John McAfee, nonauthor of SCAN
2) Dennis, true author of SCAN
Section C - MOTIVATION
In most cases, the motivation for writing a virus should not
be the pleasure of seeing someone else's system trashed, but
to test one's programming abilities.
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1 SCAN is a registered trademark of McAfee Associates.
2 VSUM is a registered trademark of that bitch who doesn't know her own
name.