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IrcBot.CFO | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | IrcBot.CFO |
| Technical name: | Bck/IrcBot.CFO |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Worm |
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Subtype:
| Backdoor |
| Effects: |
It allows to gain remote access to the affected computer. It spreads and affects other computers.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Oct. 8, 2008 |
| Detection updated on: | Oct. 8, 2008 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
IrcBot.CFO is a worm with that has backdoor characteristics. IrcBot.CFO spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. Its main objective is to collapse computers and networks, thus preventing users from working on their computers.
Furthermore, due to its backdoor characteristics, IrcBot.CFO allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer. Therefore, hackers will be able to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks carried out on the computer.
IrcBot.CFO is designed to affect one or more specific companies. It reduces the security level of the computer:
it awaits remote-control orders received through
IRC. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.
IrcBot.CFO does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc. |