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Trivial.818

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: August 18, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:26:37 PM
Type: Virus
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me


Trivial.818 is a DOS virus that overwrites the first 818 bytes of .com and .exe files, preventing them from running correctly

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version August 18, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
  • Initial Daily Certified version August 18, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version July 12, 2008 revision 019
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 - 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 - 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Paul Mangan
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