IRC-Worm.Fagot
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| Ranking: | 6,390 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,017 |
| First Seen: | December 8, 2011 |
| Last Seen: | September 14, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
IRC-Worm.Fagot is a malignant computer worm, which circulates in IRC networks via vulnerable versions of mIRC chat application. IRC-Worm.Fagot sets its files on the affected computer's hard drive and runs there a process, which modifies Windows Media Player and tries to close all detected anti-virus programs. IRC-Worm.Fagot also changes default start page in Internet Explorer web browser and deletes numerous critical system files, substituting some of them with its malicious files. IRC-Worm.Fagot can cause Windows crashes and loss of data. IRC-Worm.Fagot conceals itself from the victims and stays resident in the system background. Get rid of IRC-Worm.Fagot as soon as possible.
File System Details
| # | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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|---|---|---|
| 1. | patch_unpacked.exe | |
| 2. | patch.exe |
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