Parity_Boot

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:58:41 AM
Also Known As:: Generic-1
Type:: Virus

The Parity_Boot virus checks every hour to see whether it has infected a floppy disk. If it has not infected a floppy disk in that time, it prints the following message to the screen and hangs the computer:

PARITY CHECK

Parity_Boot can survive a warm boot (Ctrl+Alt+Del). To clear the virus from memory, you must shut the system down (power off) or use the Reset button.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
Initial Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
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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