Title: IrcWorm

Type: Worms

Remove IrcWorm. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(33 / 100)

IrcWorm is a relatively harmless worm that propagates through IRC chat network channels. It sends messages to IRC users asking to accept a Zip file containing a copy of the worm. Once executed, IrcWorm secretly installs itself to the system and continues spreading. It does not carry any destructive payload. The parasite runs on every Windows startup.

Related files: rdfhost.dll, photo album.zip

IrcWorm properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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IrcWorm manual removal:

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad\rdshost
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5344BB88-3DE1-409F-8307-C85923A1F4DD}

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
rdfhost.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
rdfhost.dll, photo album.zip

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
photo album.zip - C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT
rdfhost.dll - C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32

Information added: 2007-03-28 01:03:36
Information updated: 2007-03-28 01:03:36

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