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Backdoor:Win32/IRCbot.EW
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Suspect-AC!E30DD121029B (McAfee) WORM_PUSHBOT.SMA (Trend Micro) Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.ajmj (Kaspersky)
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/IRCbot.EW is a member of Win32/IRCbot - a broad family of backdoor trojans that allows unauthorized access and control of an affected computer by a remote attacker via IRC.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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