Tequila
- discovered
- 1991-04
- origin
- Switzerland
- reported by
- various
- author
- unknown
- family
- Tequila
- size
- 2468 bytes
- platform
- DOS
- vector
- EXE files and master boot record
- payload
- polymorphic, visual
- trigger
- four months after infection
Payload
After a delay, displays a Mandelbrot fractal and a message reading Execute: mov ax bx cs:eax. Otherwise spreads silently.
~ writeup coming soon ~
Related specimens
Sources
- Internet Archive Malware Museum: Tequila :: Mikko Hypponen, Internet Archive Malware Museum
last updated: 2026-04-12 :: curated by the_curator