W2K.Infis.4608

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 21, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:32:42 AM
Also Known As:: WNT.Infis.4608.B
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000

The WNT.Infis.4608 virus was updated to support the OEM version of Windows 2000 build 2195, and also fixes a few small bugs in the original release. This update, W2K.Infis.4608, is the first known virus to run in Kernel-mode under Windows 2000 (its predecessor was the first known Windows NT Kernel-mode virus).

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 1, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version March 1, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 1, 2000

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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: Peter Szor

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