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- Discovered:
- November 4, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:55:07 AM
- Type:
- Virus
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
W95.Paddi is a direct infecting polymorphic virus that infects under Windows 95/98/Me. When executed, it will infect all Portable Executable (PE) files on the drive that the virus is executed from. The virus also inserts a text file on the system. This text file contains the source code of the virus.
What are Portable Executable (PE) files?
PE files are files that are portable across all Microsoft 32-bit operating systems. The same PE-format executable can be executed on any version of Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP. All PE files are executable, but not all executable files are portable.
A common example of a Portable Executable file is a screen saver (.scr) file.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version November 4, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version November 4, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date November 4, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Neal Hindocha
