New, Stealthy Conficker B++ Worm Discovered

nandemoari writes "A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been detected. The worm opens a backdoor on an infected machine and allows hackers remote control of infected PCs. Dubbed Conficker B++ (and not to be confused with Conficker B), the new variant of the worm opens a backdoor with auto-update functionality, allowing a hacker to distribute malware to infected machines. It's difficult to know exactly how long Conficker B++ has been circulating, but researchers first noticed it on February 6 of this year." If this seems familiar to you, it probably is.

Comments

Re:Why only B?

[Neon Spiral Injector]

Then he can sell it on eBay as A++++++++++++++

This is just a passing virus

[BadAnalogyGuy]

No need to worry. I'd be more worried about Conficker C. Lots of opportunities to shoot you in the foot.

Then someone will undoubtedly create Conficker C++ and everyone will cry about how hard it is to understand and they will all flock to Conficker Java which promises a much cleaner object system.

But eventually you know that some idiot is going to write Conficker C# which looks suspiciously like Conficker Java, but after a while grows into this gigantic mess of quickfix designs.

So if you think Conficker B is bad, just wait a while.

But can it....

[SGDarkKnight]

cause five tankers in the Ellingson fleet to capsize?

Re:profit motive

[Anonymous Coward]

Sell anti-virus software.

Re:Old news?

[Duhfus]

I must admit, I'm not very knowledgeable on the editorial process of ./

Don't worry, the editors don't either.

Re:Old news?

[Spatial]

The editors are a great guy, they accidentally a dupe and don't afraid of anything.

How to detect Conficker C#

[Dystopian Rebel]

The only way to detect Conficker C# is that it requires the .NET runtime environment and MS SQL Server Express.

Armour Hot Dogs?

[srobert]

Seems to go with the Armour Hot Dog song. Was that the intent?

Re:When Change comes to viruses

[daveime]

You just described Vista ...