Trojan.ZeroBoot

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 10, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:39 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

Trojan.ZeroBoot attempts to overwrites the boot sector of the hard disk with zeros. After the Trojan has executed, the computer will not boot from the hard drive.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 10, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 10, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version September 10, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version September 10, 2001
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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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