Content
FDoS-Ebomb
- Type
- Malware
- SubType
- Denial Of Svc
- Discovery Date
- 09/16/2003
- Length
- Minimum DAT
- 4295 (09/24/2003)
- Updated DAT
- 4339 (03/17/2004)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 09/16/2003
- Description Modified
- 09/19/2003 3:25 AM (PT)
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Characteristics
The entry for FDoS-Ebomb was added to cover for various 32 bit PE filetype Windows E-mail Flooders/Denial of Service programs. The FDoS-Ebomb driver detects about 10 similar programs.
An example program running is shown below:
Target recipient systems might be flooded so as to deny the user's regular ability to work.
Symptoms
-Receiving multiple not-nice messages
-Slowdown of system performance
Method of Infection
-Manually running the FDoS-Ebomb malware starts the denial of service/flooder program.
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).
Variants
Variants
N/A
All Information
Overview -
Characteristics
Characteristics -
The entry for FDoS-Ebomb was added to cover for various 32 bit PE filetype Windows E-mail Flooders/Denial of Service programs. The FDoS-Ebomb driver detects about 10 similar programs.
An example program running is shown below:
Target recipient systems might be flooded so as to deny the user's regular ability to work.
Symptoms
Symptoms -
-Receiving multiple not-nice messages
-Slowdown of system performance
Method of Infection
Method of Infection -
-Manually running the FDoS-Ebomb malware starts the denial of service/flooder program.
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
