New Worm Exploiting Latest Windows Flaw
Category: Bugs / VirusPosted: October 24, 2008 06:11PM
Author: Nemo
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's emergency Windows patch yesterday comes the Gimmiv worm designed to exploit the bug the patch was designed to fix. Researchers identified the worm today and found exploit code posted on a hacker web site. Microsoft pushed out the fix in an out-of-cycle attempt to plug what it termed a critical flaw. The problem lies in the Windows Server service that allows computers to connect to devices on the network. Once a computer is compromised the flaw can be used to spread to machines throughout the network. The Gimmiv worm loads software that steals passwords. Security firms have already noticed a marked increase in scans looking for machines to exploit. Security researchers are expecting more attacks to emerge as time goes on.
