Bitchin Threads


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



Overview

Vendor Notes:

Sweeps IP addresses for the ports you specify, or the trojans you specify. If it finds them it tells you. Includes a simple NetBus trojan controller, and in the event that you pick up NetBuster on your search instead, you have the Anti NetBuster.

Alias:

PortScan-BThreads [McAfee]

Category:

Dropper: In viruses and trojans, the dropper is the part of the program that installs the hostile code onto the system.

Similar Pests:

Dropper

Origins

Group:

Progenic Warfare

By This Group:

ICQ 99 Password Hacking Tools ·

Date of Origin:

March, 1999

Operation

Storage Required:

  • Bitchin Threads: at least 537 KB
  • Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove Bitchin Threads 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!
  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    July 04, 2004