W32/IRCBot-XG

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:09 Aug 2007 16:27:39 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:09 Aug 2007 16:27:39 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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

W32/IRCBot-XG includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run W32/IRCBot-XG copies itself to <System>\msninet.exe and creates the following files:

<User>\aria.txt
<System>\libmsns.dll

The following registry entry is created to run code exported by {BED56B71-F844-4A27-82A5-56AF62D49FF4} on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
printers
{BED56B71-F844-4A27-82A5-56AF62D49FF4}

The file libmsns.dll is registered as a COM object, creating registry entries under:

HKCR\CLSID\{BED56B71-F844-4A27-82A5-56AF62D49FF4}

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