Malware
malware:conficker
Also: Conficker worm
Windows worm that adopted MS08-067 as a propagation mechanism and infected millions of computers worldwide.
Windows worm that adopted MS08-067 as a propagation mechanism and infected millions of computers worldwide.
“a Conficker worm that had been this sort of small-scale thing for a time, adopted this vulnerability as a spreading mechanism”
“it was able to infect ten million Windows computers worldwide”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | MS08-067 | Explicit | 57 |
| outgoing | USES | scareware | Uncertain | 57 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Conficker | Explicit | 57 |
Conficker adopted the MS08-067 vulnerability as a spreading mechanism and used it against unpatched systems worldwide.
Explicit Confidence 99% · John Lambert EP 57 Details
“a Conficker worm that had been this sort of small-scale thing for a time, adopted this vulnerability as a spreading mechanism”
The Conficker outbreak involved the Conficker worm infecting millions of computers worldwide.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 57 Details
“Conficker spread rapidly worldwide, ultimately infecting computers in over 190 countries worldwide”
Some Conficker variants were capable of running scareware, and the episode says it might have been preparing for such a campaign; this relationship is presented as uncertain.
Uncertain Confidence 82% · Jack Rhysider EP 57 Details
“there was evidence in some of the variants of Conficker that it was capable of running scareware, so it might have been getting ready to launch a big campaign”