W32.Cabanas

W32.Cabanas was one of the first viruses that could infect files on both Windows NT and Windows 9x systems. It infects files that have the .exe or .scr file extension.



*What are Portable Executable (PE) files?
PE files are files that are portable across all Microsoft 32-bit operating systems. The same PE-format executable can be executed on any version of Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, and 2000. Therefore, all PE files are executable, but not all executable files are portable.

A good example of a Portable Executable is a screen saver (.scr) file.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 15, 2001
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version October 15, 2001
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Medium
• Number of Infections: More than 1000
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: Medium
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low