Troj/IRCBot-AY

Aliases	Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.kk
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


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	February 2006 (4.02)
Protection available since	16 December 2005 03:43:27 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/IRCBot-AY is a IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/IRCBot-AY has the functionality to allow a remote intruder to gain access and control.

When run, Troj/IRCBot-AY copies itself to:

<Windows>\4DFlowerBox.scr
<Windows>\fontstyles.exe
<System>\iexplore.exe
<Windows>\webdav\bslogitech.exe

When run, Troj/IRCBot-AY sets the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
run
iexplore.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\(2bf41072-b2b1-21c1-b5c1-0305f4155515)
StubPath
<System>\iexplore.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ShellRun32
<System>\iexplore.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runservices
Shell32
<System>\iexplore.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load
iexplore.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
explorer.exe 4DFlowerBox.scr

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
System
<Windows>\fontstyles.exe

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