Flooder/AOL Pest/Xicq

Alias: DoS.Xicq, Win32/DOS.XICQ.191488!Trojan, destructive program, X Icq, DoS/Xicq, ICQ-Xploit

Description: Flooder/AOL Pest/Xicq is flooder. A Flooder is any software application that tries to overload a connection by any intrusive mechanism, such as fast pinging, causing a Denial of Service attacks, Ping of Death attacks, ICMP attacks, http overload attacks, etc.

Threat type:

AOL Pest - AOL pests are malware programs which target users of AOL instant messenger services such as AIM or ICQ. They can be exploits, password stealers or DoS attack tools.

Flooder - A Flooder is any software application that tries to overload a connection by any intrusive mechanism, such as fast pinging, causing a Denial of Service attacks, Ping of Death attacks, ICMP attacks, http overload attacks, etc.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Flooder/AOL Pest/Xicq: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Flooder/AOL Pest/Xicq Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Flooder/AOL Pest/Xicq, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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See Also:
Exploit/WWWthreads discussion forum security holes
Exploit/WWWthreads hack
Flooder/Wyjeb.c
Trojan/Hacker Tool/Wimail
Hacker Tool/X - 1.00
Exploit/X11amp playlist bug
Exploit/X11R6 NetBSD Security Problem
Exploit/X86 XLOCK overflow
Trojan/Backdoor/RAT/Xanadu
Trojan/Backdoor/RAT/Xanadu.11