WXYC

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:59:14 AM
Type:: Virus

The WXYC virus is a rather simple hard disk boot record, floppy boot sector infecting virus which uses a common technique called stealthing, which causes the system to point to a clean copy of the infected area rather then the infected area itself (this would be seen when you try to view the hard drive with a disk editing program and the virus is active in memory), in attempts to hide itself.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 19, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
Initial Daily Certified version December 19, 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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