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Troj/IRCBot-AJ

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.v
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 19 October 2005 20:55:15 (GMT)
Last updated 28 October 2005 12:55:07 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/IRCBot-AJ is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/IRCBot-AJ 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-AJ copies itself to <System>\netkey.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run netkey.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NetworkKey
netkey.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NetworkKey
netkey.exe

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