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| Thread ID: 95342 | 2008-12-02 22:31:00 | Windows Worm Waxes Web-Wounds | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 725312 | 2008-12-02 22:31:00 | The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher has said. Ivan Macalintal, a senior research engineer with Trend Micro Inc. , said that the worm, which his company has dubbed "Downad.a" - it's called "Conficker.a" by Microsoft and "Downadup" by Symantec - is a key component in a new botnet that criminals are creating. However, the new worm is a global threat, said Macalintal. "This has real potential to do damage," he said. Trend Micro has spotted infected IP addresses on the networks of Internet service providers (ISPs) in the US, China, India, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. Users who haven't applied the emergency patch - labeled MS08-067 by Microsoft - should do so as soon as possible. |
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| 725313 | 2008-12-03 00:46:00 | :groan: | bevy121 (117) | ||
| 725314 | 2008-12-03 00:48:00 | Someone posted a thread the other day One of his mates got it |
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| 725315 | 2008-12-03 02:37:00 | Good, I'm fully updated. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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