Friday
2008-11-29, 18:47
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "IRCBot.svchost" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
This trojan horse installs itself in background and pretends to be a system file. It runs in background and connects to malicious IRC channels to receive commands to harm the users computer or use the users computer for a botnet.
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "eMessenger" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\emsn.exe".
Entries named "Network maneger" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\system\svchost.exe".
Entries named "qiiq".
Entries named "services32" and pointing to "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\Windows\mc-110-12-0000228.exe".
Entries named "Windows Networking Monitoring" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\mdm.exe".
Entries named "Upload Noun".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\emsn.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\system\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\qiiq\qiiqm.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\Windows\mc-110-12-0000228.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IRCBot.svchost uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\qiiq".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IRCBot.svchost uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
This trojan horse installs itself in background and pretends to be a system file. It runs in background and connects to malicious IRC channels to receive commands to harm the users computer or use the users computer for a botnet.
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "eMessenger" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\emsn.exe".
Entries named "Network maneger" and pointing to "<$WINDIR>\system\svchost.exe".
Entries named "qiiq".
Entries named "services32" and pointing to "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\Windows\mc-110-12-0000228.exe".
Entries named "Windows Networking Monitoring" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\mdm.exe".
Entries named "Upload Noun".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\emsn.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\system\svchost.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\qiiq\qiiqm.exe".
The file at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\Windows\mc-110-12-0000228.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IRCBot.svchost uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\qiiq".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If IRCBot.svchost uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.