Hacktool.DCOMDoS

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 9, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:08:50 PM
Also Known As:: Bloodhound.Exploit.1, Exploit.Win32.DCOm.au [AVP], Exploit-DcomRpc.gen [Mcafee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows XP

Hacktool.DCOMDoS is a hacktool that attempts to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against a computer vulnerable to the DCOM RPC exploit (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039). An attacker can use this method to deny legitimate users access to a computer, making the system unusable.

NOTE: Virus definitions dated prior to October 10, 2003 may detect this hacktool as Bloodhound.Exploit.1.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 9, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version March 1, 2011 revision 037
Initial Daily Certified version October 9, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version March 2, 2011 revision 002
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 15, 2003

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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

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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