Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
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.