W95.Antic

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 5, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:45:15 AM
Also Known As:: Win95.Antic.695 [KAV], W32/Antic.695 [F-Prot, McAfee], W95/Antic.695 [RAV], PE_ANTIC.695 [Trend], W95/Antic-A [Sophos], Win95.Antic [CA]
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me

W95.Antic is a simple file appender that only infects files when it is executed on Windows 95/98/Me systems. If a file infected with W95.Antic is executed on a Windows NT 4/2000/XP system, the infected file will crash due to bugs in the virus.

Repair for W95.Antic was incorporated into virus definitions dated April 4, 2003.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 5, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version March 5, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 7, 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: Atli Gudmundsson

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