W32.Cervan.6256

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 1, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:41:25 AM
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Cervan.6256 is a virus that infects Windows Portable Executable (PE) files. The virus is polymorphic and entry-point obscuring (EPO).

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 December 2, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version December 2, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 4, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Neal Hindocha

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