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- Discovered:
- November 10, 1998
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:49:38 AM
- Also Known As:
- HTML.Internal
- Type:
- Virus
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
The VBS.Prepend virus is a Windows script virus that replicates by appending the Visual Basic Script to other HTML files.
Note: Virus definitions dated prior to February 12, 2004 detect this threat as HTML.Prepend.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version December 14, 1998
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version December 14, 1998
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date December 14, 1998
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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: Eric Chien
