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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 8 May 2008 09:45:19 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/IRCBot-ABO is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-ABO 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-ABO copies itself to <System>\initserv.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run initserv.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Initialization Services
initserv.exe
