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Worm.Opanki.AS

Posted: January 18, 2010

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 62
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Worm.Opanki.AS spreads on the Internet via email, IRC channels and via file-sharing networks. Worm.Opanki.AS installs itself on the computer and terminates most of the known antivirus and security-related processes. Then
Worm.Opanki.AS starts its spreading routine. Worm.Opanki.AS modifies IRC chat settings and spreads using this application.

Worm.Opanki.AS places infected files to shared directories of popular peer-to-peer clients and tricks other users into downloading and installing these files. However, Worm.Opanki.AS spreads mostly via email, using the Microsoft Outlook email application to distribute infected letters to all contacts in the Address Book. Worm.Opanki.AS can steal some of the local passwords and send them to a hacker. Worm.Opanki.AS poses a high risk to the safety of your personal information and should be removed from the system immediately.

Aliases

WORM_OPANKI.BW [TrendMicro]W32.IRCBot [Symantec]Mal/EncPk-BU [Sophos]Internet Chat High Risk Worm [Prevx1]Win32/IRCBot.OO [NOD32]Worm:Win32/Opanki.AS [Microsoft]Trojan.Backdoor.Backdoor.Gen [McAfee-GW-Edition]W32/Opanki.worm.gen [McAfee]Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot [Ikarus]W32/Opanki.J!worm.im [Fortinet]IM-Worm.Win32.Opanki.as [F-Secure]Win32/Cuebot.H [eTrust-Vet]Win32.Stration [eSafe]BackDoor.Oscar [DrWeb]Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.OO [Comodo]
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