How to Prevent and Remove the Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute
 

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1. What is the Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute
 

Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute serves as a kind of non-self-replicating Trojan technology that is designed to allow a hacker remote access to a target computer system for your personal or confidential information, such as your ID numbers, VISA card passwords, your email address, your birthday, Full name, driver's license number and genetic Information. Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute cannot be removed manually. If your computer is suffering Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute, we sincerely suggest you remove Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute with an advanced tool.

 

2.Technical Details:

 

a. The following files were created in the system:

 

No. Filename Size
1 %Temp%\google_cache364.tmp  9 bytes
2 %Temp%\mserver.exe
[file and pathname of the sample #1]
208,896 bytes
  • Note:
    • %Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).

b. Memory Modifications

  • There was a new process created in the system:

Process Name Process Filename Allocated Size
mserver.exe %Temp%\mserver.exe 86,016 bytes

c.  Registry Modifications

  • The newly created Registry Values are:
    • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
      • Windows Firewall = "%Temp%\mserver.exe"

      so that mserver.exe runs every time Windows starts
       
    • [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
      • Windows Firewall = "%Temp%\mserver.exe"

      so that mserver.exe runs every time Windows starts
  • d. Other details

    • There were registered attempts to establish connection with the remote hosts. The connection details are:

    Remote Host Port Number
    200.164.228.252 80

    e. Outbound traffic (potentially malicious)

    • Attention! There was a new connection established with a remote IRC Server. The generated outbound IRC traffic is provided below:

    NICK ^[USA]-[XP-SP2]-069721
    USER 1360 "" "lol" :1360
    PONG :412CF8FD
    JOIN #jklolimawasp## 1a2z3a4za6z5s6x5
    PRIVMSG #jklolimawasp## :
    Bot killed from the system!
     

    • There was an outbound traffic produced on port 31337:

    00000000 | 5041 5353 2031 6132 7A33 6134 7A61 367A | PASS 1a2z3a4za6z
    00000010 | 3573 3678 350D 0A | 5s6x5..
     

    3. How-to's

    a. How to prevent the  Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute ?

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    b. How to Remove the Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute Manually?

    Step 1 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove Trojan:Win32.Ircbrute Processes

    %Temp%\mserver.exe

    Step 2 : Use Registry Editor to Remove Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute Registry Values
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    Windows Firewall = "%Temp%\mserver.exe"

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    Windows Firewall = "%Temp%\mserver.exe"
     

    Step3: Detect and Delete Other Trojan.Win32.Ircbrute Files

    %Temp%\google_cache364.tmp
    %Temp%\mserver.exe
    [file and pathname of the sample #1] 

    c. How to Remove these trojans Instantly?

    Manual removal is a difficult process and it is not recommend unless you are an expert in this field. Therefore, you best defense is to download and install a reliable anti-spyware program to scan spyware on your machine. In order to detect computer threats in the easiest and fastest way possible, we advised trying the  Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, it is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start. visit http://www.ids-sax2.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware.htm and download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to help you.

     

    4. Appendix

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