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VirusName: | Reda.1000
Aliases: | RedArc-1000, RedArc.based, Redarc.1000, RedA.1000
Infection Length: | 1000
Likelihood: | rare
Target Platform: | COM files
Description: The Reda.1000 virus has not been encountered "in the wild," and is not considered to be widespread. This virus only infects .COM files. The Reda.1000 virus infects files which can be transfered over any type of network. It attaches 1000 bytes to host files. The Reda.1000 virus is memory-resident. After it has been launched, it infects other programs as they are accessed. This virus does not exhibit multipartite behavior. In other words, it is incapable of infecting floppy disk or hard drive boot records. It virus does not hide itself using "stealthing" techniques. It propagates identical copies of itself. It does not do anything other than spread itself. Because of the nature of the Reda.1000 virus, Norton AntiVirus is unable to repair infected files. To remove the virus, delete and reinstall all infected files. Comments: No additional information. Use the index files to locate virus information by name:
A-Am | Dn-Dz | H-Hm | Kn-Kz | O-Om | R-Rm | U-Um | X-Xm
An-Az | E-Em | Hn-Hz | L-Lm | On-Oz | Rn-Rz | Un-Uz | Xn-Xz
B-Bm | En-Ez | I-Im | Ln-Lz | P-Pm | S-Sm | V-Vm | Y-Ym
Bn-Bz | F-Fm | In-Iz | M-Mm | Pn-Pz | Sn-Sz | Vn-Vz | Yn-Yz
C-Cm | Fn-Fz | J-Jm | Mn-Mz | Q-Qm | T-Tm | W-Wm | Z-Zm
Cn-Cz | G-Gm | Jn-Jz | N-Nm | Qn-Qz | Tn-Tz | Wn-Wz | Zn-Zz
D-Dm | Gn-Gz | K-Km | Nn-Nz | 0-9 and Special Characters
| Cross-reference data provided by Project VGrep. Implemented with permission of Virus Bulletin.