W95.CIH.1049

W95.CIH.1049 is a slight variant of W95.CIH. The difference is that W95.CIH.1049 executes its payload every August 2nd. Please see the W95.CIH write-up for more information.




Definitions dated prior to May 1, 2002 may detect this as Bloodhound.W32.EP

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 1, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version May 1, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 1, 2002

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: High

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low