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Generic Joke

 
Threat LevelModerate threat
DamageHigh
DistributionNot widespread

Effects

Generic Joke displays false messages informing users that destructive actions have been carried out on their computer, pretend to carry out destructive actions, modify the mouse or screen settings, etc.

 

Means of transmission 


Generic Joke does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

Further Details  

Generic Joke has the following additional characteristics:

  • It is 1234 bytes in size.