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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | May 2006 (4.05) |
| Protection available since | 14 March 2006 04:54:14 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/IRCBot-FP is a backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-FP has the functionalities to:
- disable Anti-Virus applications
- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP
- allow unauthorized access to the infected computer via IRC
- hide processes
Troj/IRCBot-FP is a backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/IRCBot-FP has the functionalities to:
- disable Anti-Virus applications
- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP
- allow unauthorized access to the infected computer via IRC
- hide processes
When run Troj/IRCBot-FP copies itself to <System>\smss.exe and creates the following files:
<System>\netf.dll
<System>\nvsvcd.exe
The file netf.dll and nvsvcd.exe is detected as Troj/IRCBot-FP.
Troj/IRCBot-FP sets the following registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
.nvsvc
<System>\smss.exe /w
Troj/IRCBot-FP creates a service named "Windows Log" and sets registry entries under:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Windows Log
