W95/CIH.1003.A

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W95/CIH.1003.A Destructivity: Spreading: Overall risk:
  
• Detected by virus detection files published: 2/5/2004 • Type: Virus
• Virus characteristics first published: 2/5/2004 • Spreading mechanism: File Infection
• Virus characteristics latest update: 3/30/2004 • Overall risk: Low
• Alias: • Payload: Overwrites the BIOS and hard disk
• Infection type: Microsoft Windows 95/98/98 SE/ME  

Virus type Spreading
mechanism 		Destructivity
and payload 		Additional
descriptions 		Detection
and removal
If the date is 26 April then CIH will attempt to overwrite the hard disk and BIOS. If the payload is executed successfully then you will be unable to boot your computer, even from floppy disk.
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