| Port No | 2001 |
| Service Name | FreeBSD.Scalper.Worm |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | This worm uses the Apache HTTP Server chunk encoding stack overflow vulnerability to spread itself. Currently it has only been confirmed that this worm works on the FreeBSD platform. FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for Intel ia32 compatible, DEC Alpha, and PC-98 architectures. It is derived from BSD UNIX, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. |
| Reference Link | Port Number:2001 Service Name:FreeBSD.Scalper.Worm Port:TCP |
| Attack | Update the virus definitions, run a full system scan, and delete all files that Norton AntiVirus (NAV) detects as FreeBSD.Scalper.Worm. Delete the files, /tmp/.uua or /tmp/.a if they exist. |
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