Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b
Posted: May 29, 2012
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 80 |
First Seen: | May 29, 2012 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b is a rootkit that hides its component on the infected computer. Even if detected by many anti-malware tools, Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b still needs to be eliminated, because the detection does not ensure removal. However, not all of security software programs are able to detect and completely remove Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b. Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b creates an invisible directory on the targeted computer system. The invisible location is controlled on own terms of Rootkit.Boot.Cidox.b so that security researchers find it as a malicious PC system.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 4.6 KB (4608 bytes)
MD5: 5265d9e8b2f4afb9584d68f23ef70259
Detection count: 20
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 8.19 KB (8192 bytes)
MD5: 3fb08db2c951e16a85913c4b69e8ab99
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 8.19 KB (8192 bytes)
MD5: dd5ff226a0aaadb75137a5ca92f8fa2a
Detection count: 18
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 8.19 KB (8192 bytes)
MD5: fde40015fde6f374b663fca24ea74e39
Detection count: 11
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 8.19 KB (8192 bytes)
MD5: 64226a860c5461e7ffe78f50e054ab27
Detection count: 10
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
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