W95.Marburg.A / W95.Marburg.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: July 23, 1998
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:49:36 AM
Type:: Virus

The W95.Marburg virus is a 32-bit Windows virus that is capable of infecting both Windows 95/98 and Windows NT executables. While the virus can infect both Windows NT and 95/98 executable files, it is not capable of spreading under Windows NT. W95.Marburg does not infect Windows 3.x executable files.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version July 23, 1998
Latest Rapid Release version July 23, 1998
Initial Daily Certified version July 23, 1998
Latest Daily Certified version July 23, 1998
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Carey Nachenberg

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