Dash-em

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
August 19, 1993
Updated:
February 13, 2007 11:52:27 AM
Also Known As:
V.1876
Type:
Virus

Dash-em is a small, memory-resident virus that infects .com and .exe files when they are run. Infected files are increased in size by 1876 bytes.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version August 2, 1993
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 2, 1993
  • Initial Daily Certified version August 2, 1993
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 2, 1993
  • 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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