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.

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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, 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 or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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 or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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 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,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.