DMsetup.IRC.Worm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: June 21, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:36:40 AM
Also Known As:: IRC-Worm.DmSetup.c
Type:: Trojan Horse, Worm

This is an IRC worm that sends itself to other users in the IRC channel. It creates the Godicq.ini file in the \Mirc folder. Norton AntiVirus detects the Godicq.ini file as IRC.Family.Gen.

NOTE: There are some variants of this worm that use file names other than Godicq.ini.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 22, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version February 4, 2011 revision 005
Initial Daily Certified version June 22, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version February 4, 2011 revision 002
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

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