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Downadup Removal Tool
11 March 2009
Removal tool provided by BitDefender detects and eliminates all traces of Downadup, also known as Conficker.
BitDefender Labs has detected a new and more aggressive Downadup
version on Saturday, 07.02.2009. It spreads using a Windows RPC Server
Service vulnerability and is called Win32.Worm.Downadup.Gen.
The new version is more resilient to disinfection. Once the system is compromised, the worm disables Windows Update and blocks access to most of the anti-virus websites in order to hinder the user to disinfect his machine.
BitDefender is the first to offer a free tool which disinfects all versions of Downadup and is available for all infected users at: http://bdtools.net This domain is the first to serve a removal tool without being blocked by the e-threat.
The worm itself is not new, it made its first appearance late November 2008, known under the names Conficker or Kido as well exploiting the vulnerability described in the Microsoft security bulletin MS08-067. After successful exploitation it used to install rogue security software on the infected machine.
RELATED INFO:
How big is the so-called Downadup pandemic after all?
About Win32.Worm.Downadup and its removal
The new version is more resilient to disinfection. Once the system is compromised, the worm disables Windows Update and blocks access to most of the anti-virus websites in order to hinder the user to disinfect his machine.
BitDefender is the first to offer a free tool which disinfects all versions of Downadup and is available for all infected users at: http://bdtools.net This domain is the first to serve a removal tool without being blocked by the e-threat.
The worm itself is not new, it made its first appearance late November 2008, known under the names Conficker or Kido as well exploiting the vulnerability described in the Microsoft security bulletin MS08-067. After successful exploitation it used to install rogue security software on the infected machine.
RELATED INFO:
How big is the so-called Downadup pandemic after all?
About Win32.Worm.Downadup and its removal
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