MS - new malware using an ms08-067 exploit gained momentum
In Tuesday's blog "More MS08-067 Exploits" Microsoft said that new malware using an ms08-067 exploit "gained momentum and as a result we see an increased support call volume". The article and other writeups related to this particular malware have similar information, some information not contained in each writeup includes;
Symantec W32.Downadup
...."the worm deletes any user-created System Restore points"...
...."the worm attempts to contact the following sites to obtain the current date:
* http://www.w3.org
* http://www.ask.com
* http://www.msn.com
* http://www.yahoo.com
* http://www.google.com
* http://www.baidu.com
It uses the date information to generate a list of domain names.
The worm then contacts these domains in an attempt to download additional files onto the compromised computer".
Microsoft Conflicker.A
"Once a machine has been infected the worm will patch the exploited function via a simple code hook in order to prevent re-infecting a machine it has already compromised".
Other links;
F-Secure Worm:W32/Downadup.A
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