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9/3: Forbot-M Worm Has Trojan Functions
 

9/3: Forbot-M Worm Has Trojan Functions
September 3, 2004

W32/Forbot-M is a worm that attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorized remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

More information is at Sophos page.


 
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