DoS.Linux.SinkSlice

Aliases
DoS.Linux.SinkSlice (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as: Linux/Slice (McAfee), Hacktool.DoS (Symantec), Linux.Trojan.Slice (Doctor Web), Troj/Slice-A (Sophos), DoS:Linux/Slice (RAV), ELF_SINKSLICE.A (Trend Micro), Linux/Octopus.DoS (H+BEDV), ELF:Malware (ALWIL), DOS.Linux.Octopus (SOFTWIN), DDos Program (Panda), Linux/DoS.Sinkslice (Eset)

Technical details
This malicious program is designed to conduct Denial of Service attacks on a remote server. It is a Linux ELF file. The file is 8,368 bytes in size. It is written in C++.

Payload
This program is designed to send numerous network packets to the remote computer. When launched, the address of the computer to be attacked, the port range to be attacked, the type of packets to be sent, and the fake 'sender' address should be given.

This malicious program may cause the server under attack to suffer reduced performance in supporting network connections.

Removal instructions
If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

1. Delete the original malicious program file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
2. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer (download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).