Disk filler is a DOS memory-resident and boot sector computer virus. The disk filler virus infects a hostcomputer when it is booted from an infected floppy disk. The disk filler virus then copies itself to the boot sector of the hard disk of the victim computer. If a computer with an infected hard disk sector is booted, the virus goes memory resident and attempts to write itself to the boot sector of all floppy disks introduced to the computer. If twenty-six minutes pass without floppy disk activity, the virus triggers its payload and overwrites the hard disk file allocation table and displays a message. Research Disk Filler
The Filler Virus is a computer virus which uses stealth techniques to avoid detection and which infects the fixed disk partition table. The virus is loaded into memory by booting from an infected disk and then affects the computer's runtime operation. Research Filler Virus
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