Anarchy

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:52:33 AM
Type:: Virus

Anarchy is a rare memory-resident virus that overwrites the first 2048 bytes of a file with viral code. It does not preserve the original code that is overwritten.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version May 13, 2008 revision 038
Initial Daily Certified version December 20, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version May 13, 2008 revision 048
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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