Trojan:Win32/IRCbot (file analysis)

The Trojan:Win32/IRCbot is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Trojan:Win32/IRCbot virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan:Win32/IRCbot?


File Info:
crc32: A1FA043F
md5: c0b8e226cbe8e7e885f790dc465bd046
name: C0B8E226CBE8E7E885F790DC465BD046.mlw
sha1: ccd99060cb78468e80b51c7b6fa9452e44716f15
sha256: a73f2d92c3d48bad18d6a33530cedee50fb1495030c752d406045c113eeabd0a
sha512: f7345e50db9126127cde6088d8d1027183a6f88e33d92a296117479badf7a02bf3025a0bb1a8efecba194be3eceaed9265a1d86cbc85c664078fa77abc83694e
ssdeep: 24576:HDE1yr5y2Mda/BkOhCQBMNq0WFiltmG4c:Hg14y2MdaZkOk+MI06+tv
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Mozilla
Assembly Version: 18.5.0.0
InternalName: Expert.exe
FileVersion: 18.5.0.0
CompanyName: Mozilla
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: Firefox
ProductName: Firefox
ProductVersion: 18.5.0.0
FileDescription: Firefox
OriginalFilename: Expert.exe

Trojan:Win32/IRCbot also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0057f5681 )
Lionic	Trojan.Multi.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
K7GW	Trojan ( 0057f5681 )
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.ETY.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/GenKryptik.FHMY
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Seraph.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.46621195
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.46621195
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.46621195
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Agent.nkpgv@0
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Kryptik.azcki
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilCO.34796.Xm0@a4C0alk
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.bc
FireEye	Generic.mg.c0b8e226cbe8e7e8
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.46621195 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/IRCbot
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Seraph.gen
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.46621195
McAfee	RDN/NanoCore
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
Malwarebytes	MachineLearning/Anomalous.95%
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0DGD21
Ikarus	Win32.Outbreak
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/GenKryptik.FHMY!tr
AVG	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HgIASYUA

How to remove Trojan:Win32/IRCbot?

Trojan:Win32/IRCbot removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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