Microsoft Warns of Copycat Conficker Worm

nk497 writes "Microsoft is warning that malware writers have adapted a four-year-old virus to use features of Conficker to take advantage of Windows flaws. Other similarities between the adapted Neeris worm and Conficker are that it downloads a copy of the worm from the attacking machine using HTTP, spreads via autorun, and uses a driver to patch the TCP/IP layer of the system. It even saw a traffic jump around the first of April, when the Conficker hype peaked. But the Microsoft researchers suggested Conficker may have copied Neeris, or that they're copying each other: 'It is possible that these miscreants somehow collaborate or at least are aware of each other's "products."'"

Comments

Four years?

[onion2k]

There are flaws that have been in Windows for four years and Microsoft haven't patched them? I can't really say I'm surprised, but to come out with warnings like this shows an incredible contempt for their customers.

"Yeah, we know, we made rubbish software, you'd better take care now."

Jeez.

Microsoft Researchers(?!)

[bmxbandit]

Microsoft Researchers... lol... are they a bit like McDonalds 'Chefs'!