Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos

Posted: December 13, 2011

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	105

First Seen:	December 13, 2011
Last Seen:	August 26, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos is a Trojan that's used to compromise computers for the purposes of conducting botnet-based Distributed-Denial-of-Service attacks. These attacks shut down websites via illegal means while using up your computer's resources to do so, and may not leave obviously-visible symptoms of their presence on your PC. Recent Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos attacks have focused by the thousands on Russian political websites and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you be cautious around Russian sites and file sources to avoid potential Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos infections. If you need to remove Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos from your PC, it's recommended that you use anti-malware software prior to any attempts at manual removal, since some Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos variants can duplicate themselves and all are capable of using advanced techniques to conceal themselves to prevent easy removal.

Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos: the Latest in Speech Suppression

Although Trojan 'flooders' like Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos can be configured to perform a range of different attacks, the month of December 2011 has given Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos its fair share of notoriety for DDoS attacks that target Russian political forums. Although harboring a Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos infection on your PC may not be immediately-harmful for the files on your computer, your RAM and other system resources will be used to commit these website-crashing crimes without your consent. SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that, in addition to shutting down whatever website Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos is aimed at (the last-confirmed victim was superjedi.ru), Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos may also worsen your computer's performance or create security holes that allow additional attacks to take place.

Other than the usage of RAM and other resources that are required to run Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos, you may not see any signs of an active Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos infection. However, if you believe that your PC has been infected by Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn that you should assume that Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos is present and at work unless you use additional security tactics (such as a Safe Mode-based boot) to prevent Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos from launching itself. After deleting Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos with an appropriate anti-malware program, you should also double-check your firewall and other security programs to make sure that any setting changes have been reverted.

Watching Out for Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos's Backup Copies

In addition to its flooding and Trojan behavior, some variants of Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos such as Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos.A (also known as Net-Worm.SillyFDC, Worm:AutoIt.Sohanad.DP and W32.SillyFDC) are also able to copy themselves as worms. SpywareRemove.com malware experts caution that worm functionality makes containing a Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos infection especially-difficult due to the following factors:

Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos may duplicate itself to various locations on your PC. If any of these copies survive a system scan to delete Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos, Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos will remain active and unharmed.
Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos may attempt to spread through your network-shared folders or drives. Copies of Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos can automatically install themselves on any PC that accesses an infected computer's resources; typically this is accomplished with Autorun-based exploits.
Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos may use similar exploits to spread through removable devices (such as USB thumb drives or rewritable CDs).

Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos

Threat Metric

Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos: the Latest in Speech Suppression

Watching Out for Win32/Flooder.Ramagedos's Backup Copies

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