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Byte Bandit is a boot sector computer virus for the Amiga platform that first appeared in January 1988 and runs on Amiga OS. The original author is unknown. It is described as less destructive than feared Amiga viruses such as Lamer Exterminator and SADDAM, but it spread automatically from system to system and infected disks by overwriting the bootblock. Byte Bandit hooked into the system and remained reset-resident, a behavior that could lead to system data corruption and system failures. The malware did not attempt to disguise itself with stealth techniques. It maintained a copy counter that incremented each time it wrote itself to a disk, and contained the embedded string "Virus by Byte Bandit in 9.87. Number of copys:", which suggests a creation date of September 1987 and the presumed programmer name. The content also states that later authors inspired by the earlier SCA Amiga virus produced more destructive viruses including Byte Bandit and Byte Warrior. Referenced sources mentioned in the content include the Amiga Virus Encyclopedia and the Swiss Cracking Association homepage.
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