AntiCMOS.A - Virus Details

AntiCMOS.A - Virus Details

AntiCMOS.A

This is a common virus.

Aliases: Lenart
Size: 512 bytes
Frequency: 23

Characteristics:

Infects MBR
Infects diskette boot record
Memory resident
Modifies CMOS
Has design flaw that corrupts data

Information:

Booting from an infected floppy will often hang the system. Alters CMOS. Depending on the type of system, this may affect the floppy drive number or type, the hard drive number or type, or the time of day.

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