[pchelpers] News: Conficker Shows Its Colors, Installs Rogue Anti-virus

By Erik Larkin , PC World , 04/10/2009

We knew it would try to make a buck somehow, but until now Conficker
hasn't done much beyond spread and update. That changed yeThursday, when
the worm began installing a rogue antivirus app called
SpywareProtect2009 on infected machines.

A Kaspersky researcher reports that the worm began using its
peer-to-peer functionality yesterday to pull down new files, including
updates and the fake security program. The fake app goes with the usual
scareware tactics of identifying threats on the computer (ironically
true in this case) and offering to clean the PC for $49.95.

More here:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/041009-conficker-shows-its-colors-installs.html
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