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RAT/Eclipse 2000 (Iridium)

Alias: Eclipse 2000 (Iridium), Backdoor.Eclipse.b

Description: Eclipse viruses represent a very rare case, when three diffefent RATs share the same name. You may find a virus called Eclipse 2000 (Iridium), Eclypse (Del_Armgo) or Eclypse (Xylo) in the internet. The word in parentheses is the nickname of the author. The author of this version is a hacker called Iridium. The pest is written in Visual Basic. It originated in August 1999. A newer version of this pest (Eclipse 2000 1.27 (Iridium)) appeared in February 2005.

Threat type:

RAT - Remote Administration Tool (RAT) is a software application which provides an attacker with the capability to control your computer system remotely whenever you are online. The attacker can perform operations such as programs and/or files adding/deleting, files transfers, capturing screenshot, etc. Attacker may use captured computer for different personal needs such as to send malicious attacks.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes RAT/Eclipse 2000 (Iridium): Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

RAT/Eclipse 2000 (Iridium) Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with RAT/Eclipse 2000 (Iridium), you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system\eclipse2000.exe

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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