W64.Rugrat.3344
| Discovered on: May 26, 2004
Description: W64.Rugrat.3344 is a direct-action
infector--it exits memory after execution--of IA64 Windows Portable
Executable (PE) files. These PE files include most 64-bit Windows programs
other than .dlls.
The virus infects files that are in the same folder as the virus and in
all subfolders. It is the first known virus for 64-bit Windows, and it
uses the Thread Local Storage structures to execute the viral code. This
is an unusual method of executing code.
It does not infect 32-bit Portable Executable files, and it will not run
on 32-bit Windows platforms. The virus is written in IA64 assembly code.
Removal Instructions For Symantec & Norton Users:
- Update the virus definitions.
- Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected as
W64.Rugrat.3344.
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