Sophos

W32/Squirrel-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 17 September 2004 13:53:34 (GMT)
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More Information

W32/Squirrel-A is an appending virus. W32/Squirrel-A is an appending virus.

W32/Squirrel-A attempts to infect Windows executable files with file extension 'exe', 'EXE', or 'scr'. The virus searches drives C: to Z: for such files, as well as available network resources.

W32/Squirrel-A deletes appended data from files it infects. This means certain files will not be fully recoverable by disinfection.

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