"Lara" Seeks to Raid Via IRC Channels
Kaspersky Labs announces the detection of the Internet worm “Lara”: the first malicious program that spreads in Desktop Themes files. At the moment, Kaspersky Labs has received two reports of infections by this worm.
"Lara" spreads exclusively via Internet
Relay Chat (IRC), transferring the “LaraCroft.theme” worm-carrying file
to remote computers. The file name is presented to users in a deceitful
way, masking itself as a Windows desktop
decorating application according to the "Tomb Raider" theme. Upon
starting the infected file, “Lara” scans the
available disks, searching for the location IRC-related programs
(mIRC client), and modifies their system files. As a result, the worm sends
out its copies to all users connected to the same IRC-channel as the infected
computer. The malicious program contains no other payload.
“We classify ‘Lara’ most likely as being a proof-of-concept malicious code. The ease with which it is detected and deleted, coupled with the relatively low popularity of the IRC-channels, means that there is not any possibility of a global epidemic happening,” assessed Eugene Kaspersky, Head of Anti-Virus Research at Kaspersky Labs.
A more detailed description of this Internet worm is available
on request.
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