Discovered: August 5, 1999
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:58:48 AM
Also Known As: Bath
Type: Virus
The Boot-437.A virus is capable of infecting the MBR of a hard drive or the boot record of a floppy disk.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version December 19, 2000
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Latest Rapid Release version December 19, 2000
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Initial Daily Certified version December 19, 2000
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Latest Daily Certified version December 19, 2000
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Initial Weekly Certified release date pending
Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Cary Ng
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