W2K.Infis.4608

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).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 1, 2000
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version March 1, 2000
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• 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