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'''w32.sobig.irc.dll''' is a pointless trojan for mIRC created by [[Izwzyzx]]. It forces the victim to disconnect from the server when a certain trigger word is recieved via irc's Notice command. | <div style="float: left">[[File:Mirc_trojan.PNG]]</div> | ||
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[[File:Mirc_trojan.PNG|thumb|The file as seen in the mIRC folder]] | |||
'''w32.sobig.irc.dll''' is a pointless trojan for mIRC created on June 16, 2006 by [[Izwzyzx]]. It forces the victim to disconnect from the server when a certain trigger word is recieved via irc's Notice command. | |||
It is pointless because [[Izwzyzx]] could just use the [http://gammapedia.goldeye.info/index.php?title=/kill /kill] command without going through all the troubles of getting people to manually set up a trojan. | It is pointless because [[Izwzyzx]] could just use the [http://gammapedia.goldeye.info/index.php?title=/kill /kill] command without going through all the troubles of getting people to manually set up a trojan. | ||
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* type ''/unload -rs w32.sobig.irc.dll'' in mIRC | * type ''/unload -rs w32.sobig.irc.dll'' in mIRC | ||
* delete the w32.sobig.irc.dll file | * delete the w32.sobig.irc.dll file | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 30 November 2023
300th Article!
W32.sobig.irc.dll is Gammapedia's 300th article. Now go play in traffic.
w32.sobig.irc.dll is a pointless trojan for mIRC created on June 16, 2006 by Izwzyzx. It forces the victim to disconnect from the server when a certain trigger word is recieved via irc's Notice command.
It is pointless because Izwzyzx could just use the /kill command without going through all the troubles of getting people to manually set up a trojan.
Uninstallation and removal
The trojan can be removed with the following steps:
- type /unload -rs w32.sobig.irc.dll in mIRC
- delete the w32.sobig.irc.dll file
