Conficker variant B - Still detected
Summary: Cisco Talos reported that a Conficker variant it calls Conficker B still uses the same propagation method as the original, attempting to exploit the vulnerability described in MS08-067. Snort rules released on 2008-10-23 to detect exploit attempts against MS08-067 continue to detect the Conficker worm.
What's compelling: The worm's spread depends on an unpatched MS08-067 flaw, so any host still missing that fix remains reachable by a variant that has circulated since 2008.
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