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Priest.drop | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Priest.drop |
| Technical name: | W95/Priest.drop |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Virus |
| Effects: |
It carries out damaging actions on the affected computer.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows 95 |
| First detected on: | May 10, 2004 |
| Detection updated on: | May 10, 2004 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Priest.drop is a virus that spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs. Priest.drop does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an 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. Priest.drop uses the following infection strategies: - Encrypted: it encrypts its code in order to make it difficult to detect. In order to carry out its infection, the virus decrypts itself and, once infection has been carried out, it encrypts itself again.
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