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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 7 January 2009 21:29:22 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 22 January 2009 13:43:23 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please see the custom cleanup instructions for Mal/Conficker-A.
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W32/Confick-D spreads through Windows file shares protected with weak passwords, by copying itself to removable devices and by exploiting the MS08-067 Windows Server service vulnerability.
W32/Confick-D is a member of the Conficker family of worms. For a detailed description of the behavior of these worms please refer to the information for Mal/Conficker-A.

