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MALICIOUS VIRUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A virus capable of disastrous effects.

CONT

The standard dBASE pattern is the one found in the seen and disassembled virus, while the dBASE destroy pattern is the pattern in the so far unseen (destructive) virus. Although this is one explanation for the dBASE mystery, other possibilities are that the seen version is the pre-release, non-destructive version, which could easily be modified into a destructive one, or, alternatively, a "disarmed" version of the captured destructive virus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Virus dont les effets sont dommageables, voire catastrophiques.

CONT

La configuration standard de dBASE est celle que l'on constate dans le virus repéré et désassemblé, alors que la configuration de destruction du virus dBASE est celle du virus (destructeur) invisible jusqu'ici. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'une explication possible du mystère du virus dBASE, il existe d'autres possibilités, la version visible pouvant être la version non destructrice avant lancement qui pourrait être facilement transformée en version destructrice ou, éventuellement une version «désamorcée» du virus destructeur capturé.

Spanish

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