Zimuse-A and its variant, ZImuse-B, overwrite MBR (Master Boot Record) files on infected drives with their own data, either 40 days or 20 days after infection. This malicious behavior corrupts records and makes data recovery difficult if not impossible, researchers report. Read the full article. The full report. The article is published by Threatpost.com/ZimuseB.org/zimuse.com. The full article is available to download and read.
Source: https://threatpost.com/tracking-destructive-worm-zimuse-012510/73417/