Stealth_Boot.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 22, 1993
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:25 AM
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: DOS

Stealth_Boot.B is a a virus that infects the DOS boot sector of floppy disks and the master boot record (MBR) of the first physical hard disk (drive 80h, the C drive).

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 22, 1993
Latest Rapid Release version October 22, 1993
Initial Daily Certified version October 22, 1993
Latest Daily Certified version July 11, 2008 revision 016
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

Writeup By: Darren Ferguson

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