- Discovered:
- May 18, 2001
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:25:26 PM
- Also Known As:
- Trojan.BAT.HD_Killer.a [KAV], BAT/Formatc.trojan [Frisk], BAT_HDKILL.V3.A [Trend], BAT/DeltreeFormat* [GeCAD], Trojan.IoKill [KAV], Trojan:IOKILL [GeCAD]
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Trojan.IOKill is a Trojan horse that may delete files and format the hard disk drive.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version May 19, 2001
- Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
- Initial Daily Certified version May 19, 2001
- Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
- Initial Weekly Certified release date May 24, 2001
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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: Hiroshi Shinotsuka



