TPE.Girafe

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 10, 1995
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:56:34 AM
Also Known As:: TPE.1.4.Girafe.b
Type:: Virus

TPE.Girafe is a memory-resident virus that infects .com and .exe files. It not only uses encryption for its virus code, but also contains code which allows the virus to change itself during each infection.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 10, 1995
Latest Rapid Release version October 10, 1995
Initial Daily Certified version October 10, 1995
Latest Daily Certified version October 10, 1995
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: SARC Engineer

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