IRC Trojan

IRC Trojan is a general detection for Trojan horses that target compromised computers with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) installed.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 10, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version November 9, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Daily Certified version March 10, 2004 revision 007
• Latest Daily Certified version November 10, 2009 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 1998

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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
• Payload: Opens a back door.
• Releases Confidential Info: May steal confidential system information as well as passwords.
• Degrades Performance: May shutdown and restart computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low