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W32/Confick-D

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 7 January 2009 21:29:22 (GMT)
Last updated 22 January 2009 13:43:23 (GMT)
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Action


Please see the custom cleanup instructions for Mal/Conficker-A.

More Information

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.

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