Trojan.ZeroBoot

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.

Protection

• 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