Amoeba

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:55:05 AM
Also Known As:: 1392, Khetapunk
Type:: Virus

Amoeba is a rare virus that replaces the first 1089 bytes of the host program with viral code, moves the hosts program code to the end of the file, and then adds an additional 303 bytes to the end of the file. Infected programs contain the following text:

... Nouvel Band A..M.O.E.B.A

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version December 20, 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

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