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SillyPE.164 | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | SillyPE.164 |
| Technical name: | W95/SillyPE.164 |
| 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 ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | May 26, 2004 |
| Detection updated on: | May 26, 2004 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
SillyPE.164 is a virus that spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs. SillyPE.164 uses the following propagation or distribution methods: - Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
- File infection: it infects different types of files, which are then distributed through any of the usual means: floppy disks, email messages with attachments, Internet download, files transferred via FTP, IRC channels, P2P file sharing networks, etc.
SillyPE.164 uses the following infection strategies: - EPO (Entry Point Obscuring): it infects programs that it allows to work as usual until a given point. Then, the virus takes control of the program and runs its own code.
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