Trojan.IOKill

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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

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