Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:24 AM
Also Known As: Happy Birthday Joshi, Stealth Virus
Type: Virus
Systems Affected: DOS
Joshi is a virus that displays the following message if the infected computer is booted on January 5 of any year:
type Happy Birthday Joshi
It then halts the computer. The system continues normally if the user responds appropriately and enters the following:
Happy Birthday Joshi
If not, the system hangs.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
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Latest Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
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Initial Daily Certified version December 20, 2000
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Latest Daily Certified version July 11, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date pending
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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