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
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Initial Rapid Release version August 18, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Daily Certified version August 18, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version July 12, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Paul Mangan