Ns 2.37

Overview

Summary

Contains the text ICQ Killer.

Alias

PWS-BM.gen [McAfee], security risk or a "backdoor" program [F-Prot], Trj/PSW.Coced.236.E [Panda], Trojan.PSW.Coced.236.e [Kaspersky], Win95/Coce2225!Dropper [Computer Associates],

Category

AOL Pest: Any password stealer, exploit, DoS attack, or ICQ hack aimed at users of AOL.ICQ is an instant messenger service from mirabilis.com, now AOL. ICQ is a favorite service among hackers, and ICQ features are built into many trojans (such as stealing user's passwords, UINs, or notifying the hacker). Users of ICQ are warned ""By using the ICQ service and software... you may be subject to various risks, including... Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, forgery, 'imposturing', electronic trespassing, tampering, hacking, nuking, system contamination including without limitation use of viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms of activity that may even be considered unlawful.""

Password Capture: A variant of the Key Logger that captures passwords as they are entered or transmitted. Some password capture trojans impersonate the login prompt, asking the user to provide their password.

Trojan: Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.

Origins

Date of Origin

February, 2000

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove Ns 2.37 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:

Not-virus:BadJoke.Win32.float.a NotFun NovellBruteForceHacker NovellHack2 NovellHackingFiles Ns2.37 Nuclear NuclearFTPd1.0 NuclearRATTutorial NukeInfoJournal