Flooder.MailSpam.VB.w

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

Overview

Alias:

 Flooder Program [Panda], Mega Spam

See Also:

 Flooder.MailSpam.VB

Category:

Flooder: A program that overloads a connection by any mechanism, such as fast pinging, causing a DoS attack.

Similar Pests:

 Flooder

Origins

Author:

 Seven

Group:

 Digital Dreams

By This Group:

 AOL Boss ·

Programming Language:

 BASIC

Language:

 English

Date of Origin:

 May, 2003

Operation

Storage Required:
  • Flooder.MailSpam.VB.w: at least 73 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Flooder.MailSpam.VB.w 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:

    		 March 04, 2005