CONFICKER

By D.E.Levine

Conficker.e, an update to the previously release Conficker worm, is downloading and installing Waledac, a noted Trojan horse bot. Additionally, Conficker.e is downloading and installing fake security software.

Waledac bots are rented out to spammers. Spammers then use the infected PCs to send the Waledac.bot to their spam recipients.

The fake security software attempts to provoke users with bogus infection warnings that keep popping up until the user pays $50 for a useless program.