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4 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Alabama is a fairly standard file infector... Whenever a .EXE file is executed from this point on, Alabama will search out for another file to infect.
On Fridays, Alabama will begin to modify the File Allocation Table... Alabama will then modify the FAT so that whenever PROGRAM1.EXE is executed, PROGRAM2.EXE displays instead. This certainly can result in confusion, and may result in programs being lost or incorrectly deleted.
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Malware ... Alabama
A DOS file-infector virus that becomes memory resident, infects .EXE files, increases infected files by 1,560 bytes, displays an anti-piracy message, and on Fridays modifies the File Allocation Table so one executable may launch another. A known variant, Alabama.B, was distributed as a modified SDIR.COM and used as a dropper.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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