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Exploit:Win32/MS06040.gen
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/IRCBot.worm.variant (AhnLab) Win32/Poebot (ESET) Generic BackDoor (McAfee) Mal/EncPk-AF (Sophos) W32/IRCBot (Symantec)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/MS06040.gen is a generic detection for malicious software that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in Windows Server Service that can allow the execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is referenced in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040 and Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB921883.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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