AckCmd

Overview

Vendor Description

What is AckCmd?
AckCmd is a client/server combination for Windows 2000 that lets you opena remote Command Prompt to another system (running the server part of AckCmd).It communicates using only TCP ACK segments.This way the client component is able to directly contact theserver component through a firewall in some cases
How do I use this tool?
Download the zip file and extract the client component (ackcmdc.exe)and the server component (ackcmds.exe).The server component has to be executed on the target system.Then run the client component with the target IP supplied as an argument.Now you have a remote Command Prompt.
Which OS's are supported?Windows 2000.
WARNING!
Running the AckCmd server part will create a backdoor into your computer!

Alias

Backdoor.AckCmd,

Category

RAT: A Remote Administration Tool, or RAT, is a Trojan that when run, provides an attacker with the capability of remotely controlling a machine via a ""client"" in the attacker's machine, and a ""server"" in the victim's machine. Examples include Back Orifice, NetBus, SubSeven, and Hack'a'tack. What happens when a server is installed in a victim's machine depends on the capabilities of the trojan, the interests of the attacker, and whether or not control of the server is ever gained by another attacker -- who might have entirely different interests. Infections by remote administration Trojans on Windows machines are becoming as frequent as viruses. One common vector is through File and Print Sharing, when home users inadvertently open up their system to the rest of the world. If an attacker has access to the hard-drive, he/she can place the trojan in the startup folder. This will run the trojan the next time the user logs in. Another common vector is when the attacker simply e-mails the trojan to the user along with a social engineering hack that convinces the user to run it against their better judgment.

Variants

Ack Cmd ·

Origins

Author

Arne Vidstrom

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Date of Origin

August, 2005

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove AckCmd 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.

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