IRC-Worm.Fagot
Threat Scorecard
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| Popularity Rank: | 12,655 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,129 |
| First Seen: | December 8, 2011 |
| Last Seen: | October 6, 2025 |
| 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.
Table of Contents
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 |
Analysis Report
General information
| Family Name: | Worm.Wootbot.B |
|---|---|
| Signature status: | No Signature |
Known Samples
Known Samples
This section lists other file samples believed to be associated with this family.|
MD5:
ae26232a4e5ce4e204a274d740c4a33e
SHA1:
c9f58e21a0f7a1c65fabb7e636f52d8c48549771
SHA256:
80B84297B9A0470A278BD551962794104FB665B2073E4361A667319F9A1ED03C
File Size:
2.19 MB, 2193527 bytes
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Windows Portable Executable Attributes
- File doesn't have "Rich" header
- File doesn't have debug information
- File doesn't have exports table
- File doesn't have relocations information
- File doesn't have security information
- File is 32-bit executable
- File is either console or GUI application
- File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
- File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
- File is not packed
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- IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
- IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)
File Icons
File Icons
This section displays icon resources found within family samples. Malware often replicates icons commonly associated with legitimate software to mislead users into believing the malware is safe.
File Traits
- big overlay
- Installer Manifest
- No Version Info
- x86
Block Information
Block Information
During analysis, EnigmaSoft breaks file samples into logical blocks for classification and comparison with other samples. Blocks can be used to generate malware detection rules and to group file samples into families based on shared source code, functionality and other distinguishing attributes and characteristics. This section lists a summary of this block data, as well as its classification by EnigmaSoft. A visual representation of the block data is also displayed, where available.| Total Blocks: | 343 |
|---|---|
| Potentially Malicious Blocks: | 0 |
| Whitelisted Blocks: | 333 |
| Unknown Blocks: | 10 |
Visual Map
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block
Files Modified
Files Modified
This section lists files that were created, modified, moved and/or deleted by samples in this family. File system activity can provide valuable insight into how malware functions on the operating system.| File | Attributes |
|---|---|
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\ext22d0.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\ext22d1.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\ext22e2.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\spi22b0.tmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\spi22b0.tmp\setup.bmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\spi22b0.tmp\setup.dat | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\spi22b0.tmp\setup.lic | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
Windows API Usage
Windows API Usage
This section lists Windows API calls that are used by the samples in this family. Windows API usage analysis is a valuable tool that can help identify malicious activity, such as keylogging, security privilege escalation, data encryption, data exfiltration, interference with antivirus software, and network request manipulation.| Category | API |
|---|---|
| Anti Debug |
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| User Data Access |
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