Nomenklatura

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:33:04 AM
Also Known As:: 1024-B, Nomen
Type:: Virus

The Nomenklatura virus is a simple memory-resident, .COM and .EXE infecting virus that intentionally causes damage (the corruption of data) by making modifications to the File Allocation Table (FAT).

Contained within the body of this virus is the following text:

Nomenklatura

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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

Technical Details

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