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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:59:54 AM
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Also Known As:
- Stamford
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Type:
- Virus
The Flame virus is a simple master boot record (MBR), floppy boot sector infecting virus that contains a destructive payload, which when activated (by a change in the month from the infection date), will display colored flames on the screen and overwrite the MBR. Systems infected with this virus will report a loss of 1K in total conventional memory. On floppy disks the original Boot Sector is stored at physical location cylinder 1 side 1 sector 25.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
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Latest Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
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Initial Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
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Latest Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
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Initial Weekly Certified release date pending
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
