Discovered: January 31, 2006
Updated: October 21, 2008 11:16:55 PM
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.IRCBot.I is a back door Trojan horse that connects to an IRC server and awaits commands from a remote attacker, including spreading through network shares, spam email messages, IRC channels and to other computers.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 31, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version October 17, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Daily Certified version January 31, 2006
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Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 1, 2006
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Writeup By: Kazumasa Itabashi