AOEWY

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 from the code: 'Hello, I am a member of the America Online Billing Department. We are sorry to inform you that we have experienced a Security Breach in the areas of Customer Billing Information. We need you to respond with your Screen name( ) and the password for Each of them. We are working hard to remedy this situation. Thank you and Continue to enjoy America Online! hehehehe Good WaY to TaKe CaRe of THaT LaMeR!'

Category:

AOL Pest: Any password stealer, exploit, DoS attack, or ICQ hack aimed at users of AOL. ICQ is an instant messenger service from mirabilis.com, now AOL. ICQ is a favorite service among hackers, and ICQ features are built into many trojans (such as stealing user's passwords, UINs, or notifying the hacker). Users of ICQ are warned ""By using the ICQ service and software... you may be subject to various risks, including... Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, 'imposturing', electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.""

Similar Pests:

 AOL Pest

Origins

Date of Origin:

 February, 2004

Operation

Storage Required:
  • AOEWY: at least 945 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove AOEWY from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 June 27, 2004