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- Discovered:
- May 16, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:59:34 AM
- Type:
- Virus
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Perenast.15773.int is an intended virus that attempts to infect the Windows Portable Executable (PE) files. This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual C language and also has some hand-optimized machine code.
NOTE: Symantec Security Response was not able to reproduce the replication behavior of this virus during testing in the antivirus lab. However, the threat contains code designed to spread itself starting from the root folder of all the drives.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version May 19, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version May 19, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date May 21, 2003
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Jari Kytojoki
