IRC Virus how? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hidotp · 2019-09-03 17:42 Hey guys, I know this is a weird question but I just found out I have/ had a IRC Virus (McAfee declared it as the IRC/Seiseni.worm virus) on my computer. Now my question is how would I get this virus. Because before some google research I didn't even know of IRC... Is there another way to get this and if yes how? If anybody can help me in anyway, that would be amazing! Thanks in advance :D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2019-09-03 18:04 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- svbeon · 2019-09-03 19:24 According to McAfee it seems that it's spread via a self-extracting archive (think zip file) so that'd mean it's possible to get it from anywhere you download something from. It's a rather old malware (protection added 2004 according to the same source) that uses your computer to attempt DDoS'ing IRC networks https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/threat- intelligence.malwaretc.html?vid=117630 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saber_UK · 2019-09-03 19:45 Its most likely a false positive. I'd recommend that OP upload the "virus" file in question to virustotal.com to see what other software says. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AltReality · 2019-09-03 20:00 It is likely that this virus communicates via IRC...not that you picked it up via IRC. - The virus can connect to an IRC server and join a channel and wait for commands or payloads. Look up Zombie Nets or botnets. They aren't as popular as they were a few years back, but they're still out there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9flies · 2019-09-04 13:08 Like others have said, it's unlikely you picked it up from an IRC channel, especially if you don't go to them....this URL can tell you the ways you got this \*and\* more importantly how to get rid of it. It seems to pretty easy to get rid of....also, maybe a false positive as well? ​ [https://www.solvusoft.com/en/malware/viruses/irc-seiseni- worm/](https://www.solvusoft.com/en/malware/viruses/irc-seiseni-worm/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2019-09-09 11:42 [removed]