Tedy.4350 (3)

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: May 19, 1998
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:48:49 AM
Type:: Virus

Tedy.4350 (3) is a memory-resident virus that infects .com and .exe files. It uses encryption for its virus code and contains code which allows the virus to change itself during each infection. The virus infects .com and .exe files during directory searches from an MS-DOS prompt (for example, dir c:\*.*). The file size of infected files is increased by 4350 bytes. If the date is November 12, the virus drops a program onto the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the hard disk.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version May 19, 1998
Latest Rapid Release version May 19, 1998
Initial Daily Certified version May 19, 1998
Latest Daily Certified version May 19, 1998
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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