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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | December 2007 (4.24) |
| Protection available since | 22 October 2007 23:05:04 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/IRCBot-YR is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-YR 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-YR copies itself to <Common Files>\System\Winsec.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run Winsec.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WindowsSystem32
<Common Files>\System\Winsec.exe
The following registry entry is set, affecting internet security:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\
AuthorizedApplications\List
<Common Files>\System\Winsec.exe
<Common Files>\System\Winsec.exe:*:Enabled:WindowsSystem32
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