Chill

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: June 9, 1994
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:05 AM
Type:: Virus

Chill is a common .COM infecting file that contains a destructive routine designed to format parts of the first physical hard drive (80h); however, this routine never seems to execute. Upon execution of an infected file, the virus loads itself into memory and stays there.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version December 20, 2000
Initial Daily Certified version December 20, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version December 20, 2000
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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