Troj/IRCBot-ZL is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-ZL runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.
When first run Troj/IRCBot-ZL copies itself to <System>\ne.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run ne.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
(default)
ne.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
(default)
ne.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
(default)
ne.exe