[KB2903] How to use the ESET Win32/IRCBot stand-alone cleaner from the Command Prompt window
Solution
ESET has provided this Win32/IRCBot stand-alone tool to remove this particularly resilient threat.
NOTE:
This tool must be run from the command line and if you are running Windows Vista / 7 / 10 or Windows Server 2008, you will need to run the command prompt with elevated permissions.
Right-click the following link and then click Save Target As (or Save Link As) and then choose your Desktop in the dialog window. Click Save.
Windows XP users: Click Start → All Programs → Accessories → and then click Command Prompt.
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 users: Click Start and type Command Prompt. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter on your keyboard.
The command usage of the cleaner is as follows:
ESETIRCBotANRCleaner.exe –clean
Follow the instructions below as an example of how to run the tool when saved to the Desktop on a Windows XP machine:
Type CD Desktop and then press Enter.
Type or paste the following command (To paste into the Command Prompt, you must right-click and select ‘Paste’ from the context menu as Ctrl + V will not work):
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