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Bios

Threat LevelLow threat
DamageHigh
DistributionNot widespread

Effects

Bios is a hacking tool. These tools, even though they are not by nature viruses, are considered as dangerous to victims of attacks.

Means of transmission


Bios 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

Bios has the following additional characteristics:

  • It is written in the programming language Borland Delphi 5.
  • It is 2492 bytes in size.