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Creeper.478

 
Threat LevelModerate threat
DamageHigh
DistributionNot widespread

Effects

Creeper.478 spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs. It has damaging effects on the affected computer.

 

Means of transmission 


Creeper.478 does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

Further Details  

Creeper.478 has the following additional characteristics:

  • It is 478 bytes in size.