SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x

SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x is the latest parasite which comes in the form of Trojan infection. SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x is actually a trick application, it will covertly enter a system and is specifically designed to download and execute remote files, whist also redirecting the user’s browser.

When investigated, SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x appears to be a nearly perfect virus. SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x may self-protect, could monitor the infected system’s memory, might randomly name its affiliated malicious files, and also tends to integrate with Windows Operating systems’ critical processes.

The first sign that a system is infected with SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x would be the fact that is capable of terminating Antivirus applications, firewalls, and other security related applications. SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x will also show characteristics of an identified security risk.

Infiltration methods used frequently by SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x are as follows:

• Email: via email attachments, SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x will enter into a system, disguised as a small file, for example: a jpeg or might be downloaded via a website or FTP.
• Websites: Many Trojan infections will exploit browser security vulnerabilities
• Open-Ports: Programs which allow for file-sharing functions, e.g. AIM, MSN messenger, are at risk of being used to install these nefarious infections, as it may ensure the hacker has remote control over the computer in question.

SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x is designed to open up large security exploits through which hundreds of malicious adware and spyware will be able to infiltrate a system. In addition, SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x opens a backdoor that allows the remote attacker to get full control over the infected computer.

This in turn leads to the hacker having full access to the user’s financial or banking information stored on the computer. Obviously this puts the user’s personal information in severe jeopardy and represents a serious security risk.

The threat of this particular parasite, SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x, is not to be taken lightly, as SMS-Flooder.Win32.Delf.x is highly capable of severely compromising a computer system and may even result in system failure if not entirely removed from the infected system.