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IRCBot.UJ | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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Common name: | IRCBot.UJ |
Technical name: | W32/IRCBot.UJ.worm |
Threat level: | Medium |
Type: | Worm |
Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
It spreads
, via IRC.
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Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
First detected on: | March 4, 2006 |
Detection updated on: | March 4, 2006 |
Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
IRCBot.UJ is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. IRCBot.UJ uses the following propagation or distribution methods: - Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
- IRC: It sends a copy of itself to all users connected to the channel to which the infected user is connected.
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