Troj/IrcBot-ABZ

Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


How it spreads	Chat programs
Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	August 2008 (4.32)
Protection available since	11 June 2008 23:30:01 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/IrcBot-ABZ creates the registry engry
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSN
<Windows>\msservice.exe

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