Malware type: Backdoor

Aliases: Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.gen (Kaspersky), DDoS-Kaiten.gen (McAfee), W32.Randex.gen (Symantec), Worm/IrcBot.1 (Avira), Troj/IRCBot-Fam (Sophos),

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Encrypted: No

Description: 

This backdoor connects to IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers and listens for remote commands coming from certain channels that it can process on the machine.

It carries out the following malicious tasks:

• Retrieves passwords
• Lists system processes
• Obtains system information
• Hides processes
• Kills a process
• Scans for IP addresses

It also has the capacity to perform a UDP flooding attack against a target system.

This malware runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Feb. 1, 2004 6:07:52 AM GMT -0800
Description updated: Feb. 1, 2004 6:32:54 AM GMT -0800

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