Magic Packet

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

Overview

Vendor Notes:

 From the doc: 'a small network software that broadcasts magic packet frames to remotely wake up sleeping (powered off) networked PCs.'

Category:

Misc Tool: Any tool that might be used in planning an attack on a system, developing tools for such an attack, or performing it.

Similar Pests:

 Misc Tool

Origins

Group:

 Advanced Micro Devices

Vendor:

 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Phone:

 (408) 749-5448

EMail:

 rahul.deshmukh@amd.com.

Date of Origin:

 April, 1997

Distribution

Prevalence:
  • Magic Packet: 0.3%
    • More Info

    Clot Factor:
  • Magic Packet: 3

    • The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone.

    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • Magic Packet: at least 1353 KB
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    Risks

    Privacy Policy:

    		 http://www.amd.com/us-en/Privacy/0,,1435_1437,00.html

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Magic Packet 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:

    		 April 03, 2005