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 AntiEXE
Threat Level:  Low
Distribution:  Low
Damage: High
The Threat Level varies according to the Distribution and Damage levels
 
 Common name: AntiEXE
 Technical name: AntiEXE
 Threat Level: Low
 Alias: AntiEXE.A, D3, NewBug, NewBug, Antiexe.c, Antiexe.d, CMOS4, Stoned.AntiExe
 Type: Virus
 Effects:  It infects the boot sector of floppy disks and of hard disks. It prevents the computer from starting up correctly. It infects files with an EXE extension and over 200,256 Bytes.

 Systems affected: MS-DOS
 Detection updated on: Dec. 29, 2003
 In circulation? No
 Country of origin: RUSSIA
 Family: ANTICMOS
  Brief Description
 

AntiEXE is a boot virus that infects the boot sector of floppy disks and of hard disks.

In addition, it infects EXE files over 200,256 Bytes in length, and prevents users from running them.

AntiEXE infects the hard disk of a computer when it is booted from a floppy disk that is infected with this virus. From then on, all of the floppy disks used on that computer will be infected and it will have problems starting up.

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  Visible Symptoms
 

The main visible symptom is that infected computers have problems starting.

In addition, it will not be possible to run EXE files over 200,256 Bytes in length.

On Windows 95 computers, a window will be displayed with a message alerting users to the possible alteration of INT 13h interrupt.



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Last updated:  Dec. 29, 2003 

 

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