Over the last couple of weeks, there has been an uptick in the number of different malware programs aimed at exploiting the vulnerability patched in MS08-067. If you’ve been monitoring the various security websites and blogs, then you’ve probably already seen information on malware such as Worm:Win32/Conficker.A and Backdoor:Win32/IRCbot.BH. The major AV software packages are configured to detect this malware, so if you’ve already patched your systems with MS08-067 and your AV software is up to date, then the odds are that you are in decent shape. Nevertheless, here’s some of the common symptoms that you may see in relation to MS08-067 exploits
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