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- Discovered:
- February 16, 2000
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:33:34 AM
- Also Known As:
- Tribal Flood Network 2000
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Linux, UNIX, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP
TFN and TFN2K are not viruses, but attack tools that can be used to perform a distributed DoS attack. TFN and TFN2K can perform various attacks such as UDP flood attacks (similar to Trinoo), ICMP flood attack (similar to Smurf), and TCP SYN flood attacks.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version December 18, 2000
- Latest Rapid Release version January 13, 2011 revision 037
- Initial Daily Certified version December 18, 2000
- Latest Daily Certified version January 13, 2011 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date pending
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 0 - 49
- Number of Sites: 0 - 2
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
