Virus Profile: IRC/Flood.mirc

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Virus Profile information details
Risk Assessment: Home Low | Corporate Low
Date Discovered: 6/10/2000
Date Added: 2/3/2003
Origin: Unknown
Length: Varies
Type: Trojan
Subtype: -
DAT Required: 4083
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Description

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Indication of Infection

Unexpected traffic on TCP port 6667.

Methods of Infection

Varies. Typically this trojan is contained within a self-extracting archive along with other script based trojans.

Aliases

Backdoor.IRC.mIRC-based (AVP), Win32.IRCFlood (CA)
   

Virus Family Statistics (over the past 30 days)

Family Statistics information
Virus Name Infected Files Scanned Files % Infected Computers
IRC/Flood.mirc 7 248599 0.00

Virus Characteristics

This detection covers packed and renamed mIRC (an Internet Relay Chat application) instances. Many IRC trojans will distribute the mIRC program to allow the execution of mIRC script files.
   

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations