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- Discovered:
- August 26, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:49:54 AM
- Also Known As:
- VBS/Pica.gen [McAfee]
- Type:
- Virus
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP
BAT.Ikol is a DOS batch file that creates .vbs and .vbe scripts. On the 1st, 10th, or 25th of the month it displays a quasi-religious message and overwrites all .bat, .vbs, and .vbe files on the infected computer.
NOTE: Definitions dated prior to August 28, 2002 may detect this as VBS.IKol.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version August 27, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version August 27, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date August 28, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Maryl Magee
