OLD_YANKE.1641
Old Yankee.Bandit (Symantec), Bandit-1641 (Sophos), Virus.DOS.YanShort.Bandit (Kaspersky), Vgen/21940.512 (Avira), Old_Yankee.1641 (exact) (F-Prot), Oldyank.1641 (McAfee)
DOS
Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Infects files
This file infector arrives by executing infected files. If this virus is executed on a Monday, it corrupts the first track of drive C.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Varies
EXE
No
04 Jan 2000
File Infection
This file infector infects the following file types:
- .EXE
NOTES:
This file infector arrives by executing infected files. If this virus is executed on a Monday, it corrupts the first track of drive C.
SOLUTION
9.200
0.641.00
06 Jan 2000
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as OLD_YANKE.1641. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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