SHOEREC VIRUS

Information about the Shoerec virus:

This virus infects all 32 bit Windows Executable (EXE) files under Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. This virus is rapidly spreading in Newsgroups and carries name as FUN.EXE, BOXING.EXE or NOSTRESS.EXE. This file appears as a shockwave file, on execution it displays a picture of a Boxer. Using the toolbar options boxer can be hit.

It chooses a random letter and searches directory tree. After which it infects the files starting with that letter. It carries a payload wherein, virus changes the icon settings on the desktop as if icons are running away from the mouse pointer. It also deletes number of files randomly from the system.

Shoerec virus first appeared in March 2000.


Other names of Shoerec:
This virus is also known as Shoerec.A, Win32/Shoerec.