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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | July 2008 (4.31) |
| Protection available since | 9 May 2008 02:39:51 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/IRCBot-ABP is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-ABP 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-ABP copies itself to <System>\wplayer.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run wplayer.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft
wplayer.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Microsoft
wplayer.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKCU\Software\ASProtect
Microsoft
wplayer.exe
Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
