RAVE.945

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: kathleenno
 ALIASES:

Virus.DOS.Rave.945 (Kaspersky); Univ/r (Mcafee); Mal/Generic-B (Sophos); Fire.945 (Panda)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It infects by appending its code to target host files.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

949 bytes

File Type:

DOS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Dec 2001

Arrival Details

This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

File Infection

This file infector infects the following file types:

  • DOS COM
  • DOS EXE

It infects by appending its code to target host files.