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- Discovered:
- November 12, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:55:44 AM
- Also Known As:
- Taiwan.743.b [AVP]
- Type:
- Virus
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Taiwan.743.B is a virus that infects .com files. The virus is a direct infector, and it is 743 bytes long. This means that when a file is infected, the size of the file is increased by 743 bytes.
Taiwan.743.B has a payload that is executed on 8th day of each month. The payload may erase several sectors of the drive and then display this message:
Greatings from National Central University !
Is today sunny ?
NOTE: If the payload has executed, you may not be able to boot the computer.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version November 13, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version November 13, 2002
- Initial Daily Certified version November 13, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version November 13, 2002
- Initial Weekly Certified release date November 13, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Robert X Wang
