This component is part of Excalibur DoS Backdoor
Component Name: Stupid.exe
Description of : Excalibur DoS Backdoor is a Trojan that has built-in Denial of Service capabilities. It can hog the compromised system’s bandwidth causing interruption of services such as network connection and excessively consume system resources. Detection of this malicious program proves to be uneasy as it uses a special method to run itself from the start-up.
Recommendation for :
It is strongly recommended that this be removed from your system to protect yourself from denial of service attacks.
Trusted: No
Trojan: Yes
Chronic: No
Adware: No
Carrier: No
Browser Hijacker: No
Dialer: No
Commercial Keylogger: No
Remote Administration Tool: No
Suspected: No
Company Name: Angel of Death
Platforms Affected:
Methods of Distribution: The method of distribution is through stealth installation.
Variants/Versions:
Release Date: 1999