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FDoS-Csium

Type
Malware
SubType
Denial Of Svc
Discovery Date
03/18/2003
Length
417,792 bytes
Minimum DAT
4254 (03/26/2003)
Updated DAT
4549 (08/03/2005)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
03/27/2003
Description Modified
03/27/2003 7:51 AM (PT)
Risk Assessment
Corporate User
Low
Home User
Low

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Characteristics

This detection is for a malware application which provides various functionality to the user, some of which is denial of service (DoS) related.

When the malware is executed, the user is presented with the following disclaimer:

Upon accepting this, the main console is presented:

Functionality available to the user from the main console includes:

  • Ping of death - repeatedly ping remote machine
  • Folder flooder - create multiple folders on local/remote drives
  • Printer flooder - print multiple items (blank, or containing text)
  • Message flooder - send repeat messages to other computers on domain

Symptoms

N/A

Method of Infection

This malware application can be used to perform various functions, mostly denial of service related.

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants

    N/A

All Information

Overview -

Aliases

  • Flooder.Win32.Caesium (AVP)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This detection is for a malware application which provides various functionality to the user, some of which is denial of service (DoS) related.

When the malware is executed, the user is presented with the following disclaimer:

Upon accepting this, the main console is presented:

Functionality available to the user from the main console includes:

  • Ping of death - repeatedly ping remote machine
  • Folder flooder - create multiple folders on local/remote drives
  • Printer flooder - print multiple items (blank, or containing text)
  • Message flooder - send repeat messages to other computers on domain

Symptoms

Symptoms -

N/A

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

This malware application can be used to perform various functions, mostly denial of service related.

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

    N/A