IRC-Worm.IRC.Edoc

Parent class: VirWare

Viruses and worms are malicious programs that self-replicate on computers or via computer networks without the user being aware; each subsequent copy of such malicious programs is also able to self-replicate. Malicious programs which spread via networks or infect remote machines when commanded to do so by the “owner” (e.g. Backdoors) or programs that create multiple copies that are unable to self-replicate are not part of the Viruses and Worms subclass. The main characteristic used to determine whether or not a program is classified as a separate behaviour within the Viruses and Worms subclass is how the program propagates (i.e. how the malicious program spreads copies of itself via local or network resources.) Most known worms are spread as files sent as email attachments, via a link to a web or FTP resource, via a link sent in an ICQ or IRC message, via P2P file sharing networks etc. Some worms spread as network packets; these directly penetrate the computer memory, and the worm code is then activated. Worms use the following techniques to penetrate remote computers and launch copies of themselves: social engineering (for example, an email message suggesting the user opens an attached file), exploiting network configuration errors (such as copying to a fully accessible disk), and exploiting loopholes in operating system and application security. Viruses can be divided in accordance with the method used to infect a computer:

• file viruses
• boot sector viruses
• macro viruses
• script viruses

Any program within this subclass can have additional Trojan functions. It should also be noted that many worms use more than one method in order to spread copies via networks.

Class: IRC-Worm

This type of worm spreads via Internet Relay Chat. Like email worms, IRC Worms have two ways of spreading via IRC channels. The first involves sending an URL which leads to a copy of the worm. The second technique is to send an infected file to an IRC channel user. However, the recipient of the infected file has to accept the file, save it to disk, and open (launch) it.

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Platform: IRC

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Description

Technical Details

This is a simple network worm that replicates in IRC channels. The worm sends the following message to all channel users, except channel operators, that connect to the channel where an infected user is connected:

 hey  to get OPs use this hack in the chan but SHH!

 //$decode(d3JpdG............................................................
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 ...................SkgLG0p,m) | $decode( Lmxv........IMQ= ,m)

(dots are placed instead of the virus)

This message contains a line starting from "//", which is a script command and contains the worm's body, encoded with MIME base64 encoding.

If a user receiving the infected message starts the script, the worm creates a file that is then distributed through IRC channels, and adds a link to the infected file in the "mirc.ini" file.

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