W32/IRCBot-AEG

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:27 Apr 2009 00:06:19 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:27 Apr 2009 00:06:19 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/IRCBot-AEG is a worm for the Windows platform.

When run W32/IRCBot-AEG copies itself to <Windows>\winsvc32.exe and sets the following registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winsvc32
winsvc32.exe

W32/IRCBot-AEG also displays fake messages that purports to be from Microsoft.

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