New Windows NT Virus Identified; First to Integrate Into Built-In NT Security.MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1999-- Central Command and Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab is a computer security company, co-founded by Natalia Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997, offering antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-intrusion products. announce the discovery of a new Windows NT virus named WinNT.Infis WinNT.Infis is the world's first computer virus, found "in-the-wild," that integrates into the highest security level of the Windows NT operating system. The virus acts as a Windows NT system driver. The technology associated with "Infis" makes it very difficult to detect and remove the virus from the computer's memory. "With this virus we are seeing the continued development of more sophisticated viruses to attack the business work place." said Keith Peer, President of Central Command Inc. "With the technology in this latest Windows NT virus it is becoming more important for all businesses to install advanced virus protection systems to stop such viruses from entering their mission critical work centers." The WinNT.Infis virus is a file infecting, memory resident virus that operates under Windows NT 4.0 with Service Packs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 installed. It does not infect systems running Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 or other versions of Windows NT. This virus may give an indication of its existence with the inability to use some popular applications such as, MSPAINT.EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. , CALC (tool, mathematics) Calc - An extensible, advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool written in Emacs Lisp by Dave Gillespie <daveg@synaptics.com>. Calc runs as part of GNU Emacs. .EXE, and CDPLAYER.EXE. The virus contains errors that may damage some programs when infecting them. Additionally the virus will install the file INF INF interferon. .SYS SYS System(s) SYS System Configuration (File Name Extension) SYS See You Soon SYS Sun Yat-Sen (founder of Republic of China) SYS Stretch-Yawn Syndrome file in /WinNT/System32/Drivers folder. The "Infis" does not carry any destructive payload. However, it contains errors that may corrupt programs when infecting them. When the corrupted application is started it invokes a standard Windows NT application error message. Detection and removal for the WinNT.Infis virus has been added to an emergency update of AntiViral antiviral /an·ti·vi·ral/ (-vi´ral) destroying viruses or suppressing their replication, or an agent that so acts. an·ti·vi·ral adj. Toolkit Pro (AVP AVP arginine vasopressin. ) anti-virus database. AVP is the first antivirus product to actively remove this advanced virus without the need for an emergency diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk or rescue diskette. A free fully functional time limited evaluation is available from Central Command at http://www.avp.com More information can be found about this virus in the AntiViral Toolkit Pro Virus Encyclopedia at http://www.avpve.com About Central Command: Central Command Inc. is a privately held international company with headquarters in Medina, Ohio, USA. Founded in 1990 the company specializes in anti-virus protection products and focuses on serving the industrial market place, government, financial, educational institutions and service industries. About Kaspersky Lab: Kaspersky Lab is an international company with offices in Moscow, Russia and Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1992 it has concentrated in development of world-class antivirus technologies and software. |
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