Backdoor.IRC.Loonbot

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 26, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:16:56 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

BAckdoor.IRC.Loonbot is a Trojan horse that has backdoor capabilities. It can allow an attacker to remotely control your computer using Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

This Trojan can also download and execute files.

This threat is written in C and is packed with AsPack v2.12.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 26, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version October 3, 2011 revision 018
Initial Daily Certified version February 26, 2004 revision 002
Latest Daily Certified version October 3, 2011 revision 019
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 3, 2004

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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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: John Canavan

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