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Flooder/Palukka

Alias: Dark IRC 1.0, BackDoor-QZ, DDoS.Win32.Palukka

Description: This malicious malware usually infects the system through IRC network, after a careless user accepts suspicious DCC file transfer proposal. After this happens, this pest infects IRC client and starts performing other harmful actions, such as disabling antiviral protection. What is more, Dark IRC can also give the anonymous hacker a remote access to the PC and, as a result of this, an ability of carrying different destructive actions (like stealing passwords or changing critical system components).

Threat type:

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 and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes Flooder/Palukka: 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/Palukka 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/Palukka, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\glpod.exe

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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