W32.Ircbrute.E
Posted: March 30, 2012
Threat Metric
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% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 6 |
First Seen: | March 30, 2012 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
W32.Ircbrute.E is a computer worm that tries to circulate through removable drives and open a back door on the infected computer by connecting to the certain website on TCP port 6667. Once executed, W32.Ircbrute.E replicates itself by creating the cerain files on all removable drives and runs when the drives are accessed. W32.Ircbrute.E also creates the certain registry entry so that it can run every time you start Windows. W32.Ircbrute.E creates the particular mutex named 'root_v_1' so that only one instance of the malware threat runs on the PC. Use a legitimate anti-virus program to remove W32.Ircbrute.E immediately after detection.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:%DriveLetter%\autorun.inf
File name: %DriveLetter%\autorun.infMime Type: unknown/inf
Group: Malware file
%DriveLetter%\recycler\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\hn.exe
File name: %DriveLetter%\recycler\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\hn.exeMime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%DriveLetter%\recycler\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\desktop.ini
File name: %DriveLetter%\recycler\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\desktop.iniMime Type: unknown/ini
Group: Malware file
%SystemDrive%\RECYCLER\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\Desktop.ini
File name: %SystemDrive%\RECYCLER\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\Desktop.iniMime Type: unknown/ini
Group: Malware file
%SystemDrive%\RECYCLER\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\hn.exe
File name: %SystemDrive%\RECYCLER\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\hn.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{23KLN5J0-4OPM-11WE-AAX5-24EF1F387232}\"StubPath" = "%SystemDrive%\RECYCLER\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\hn.exe"
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