A remote administration utility that bypasses normal security mechanisms to secretly control a program, computer or network.
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
Check for the latest database updates
First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Backdoor:W32/IRCBot.EX provides unauthorised access to an infected computer and also has the capability to spread to remote computers using the PnP exploit on port 445.
The backdoor's file is a PE executable file about 8 kilobytes long, packed with MEW file compressor and patched with PE_Patch. The code of backdoor is encrypted with a simple cryptoalgorithm.
IRCBot.EX was found on August 17th, 2005 and is very similar to the IRCBot.ES variant found 2 days earlier.
The backdoor has the ability to spread to remote computers using the PnP exploit on port 445. Please see the following page for detailed information on the vulnerability:
Http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx
When the backdoor's file is activated on a computer, it copies its file to Windows System folder as WPA.EXE and then starts the copied file as a service named 'Windows Product Activation', an "anti-piracy technology designed to verify that software products have been legitimately licensed".
If the backdoor fails to start its service, it tries to inject its code into Explorer.exe process.
When active, the backdoor connects to the following server on port 18067:
Then backdoor joins an IRC channel called '#p4' using the hardcoded password and creates a bot there. A remote hacker can control a backdoor via a bot that it creates in the '#p4' channel. A hacker can do any of the following: