W95.CIH.1049

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: April 30, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:58:35 AM
Also Known As:: Bloodhound.W32.EP
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me

W95.CIH.1049 is a slight variant of W95.CIH. The difference is that W95.CIH.1049 executes its payload every August 2nd. Please see the W95.CIH write-up for more information.

Definitions dated prior to May 1, 2002 may detect this as Bloodhound.W32.EP

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version May 1, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version May 1, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date May 1, 2002

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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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: High

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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