Détails du virusIrcBrute.B

IrcBrute.B is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer.

It reduces the security level of the computer: it awaits remote-control orders received through IRC.

It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:

• It terminates processes corresponding to several security tools, such as antivirus programs and firewalls, to prevent detection.
• It injects itself in running processes.
• It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.

It uses several methods in order to avoid detection by antivirus companies:

• It terminates its own execution if it detects that it is being executed in a virtual machine environment, such as VMWare or VirtualPC.
• It prevents scanning tools from running, such as Windows Registry Editor, FileMonitor, etc.
• It terminates its own execution if it detects that a memory dump program is running, such as Procdump.
• Its code is encrypted and it is only decrypted when it is going to run. Because of this, its code is not legible through a memory dump.
• It terminates its own execution if it detects that a debugging program is active.

IrcBrute.B does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.