Wyx.C (b)

Wyx.C (b) is a polymorphic virus that infects boot sectors on local hard disks and floppy disks. It carries no payload, but may destroy FAT32 partitions when infecting them.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 12, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 12, 2002
• Initial Daily Certified version August 12, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version August 12, 2002
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 14, 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low