Virus Encyclopedia
Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
Icebot.B | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
 |
| Common name: | Icebot.B |
| Technical name: | W32/Icebot.B.worm |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Worm |
| Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It spreads
, via IRC.
|
| Affected platforms:
|
Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Dec. 9, 2007 |
| Detection updated on: | Dec. 9, 2007 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
|
Brief Description | |
Icebot.B is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
passwords saved by certain Windows services; keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information. It sends the gathered information to a remote user by any available means: email, FTP, etc. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It terminates processes corresponding to several security tools, such as antivirus programs and firewalls, to prevent detection.
Icebot.B 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.
|