ALFA-15
ALIASES:
Virus.DOS.Rust.1710 (Kaspersky), Rust (Symantec), Rust (Avira), Rust-1710 (Sophos),
PLATFORM:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
OVERALL RISK RATING:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
REPORTED INFECTION:
Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It infects by appending its code to target host files.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
File Size:
1,720 bytes
File Type:
DOS
Initial Samples Received Date:
17 Aug 2007
Arrival Details
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
File Infection
This file infector infects by appending its code to target host files.
