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W32.Kriz virus

CATEGORY: Overblown computer security threats

An overblown virus threat, this one first seen circa August 1999. One antivirus vendor made news when he claimed the virus posed a more "lethal" threat than Chernobyl. See related link for more details.

Last updated: 2000/10/7