So it seems something big was brewing with Conficker, they just didn’t want to do what everyone expected and unleash it on April 1st when all eyes were on them.Smart move really, they kept quiet and waited a week or so after before dropping some fairly serious and complex payloads (encrypted rootkits).
It seems like they are going for the old ransom tactic and duping users into buying dodgy anti-virus software.
An updated version of the Conficker worm is installing malware that attempts to lure people into buying rogue anti-virus software. Security researchers also say the worm is downloading malware tied to the notorious Waledac botnet. Conficker’s latest move may be tied to a scheme to lure users into downloading fake anti-virus software. Security researchers monitoring the Conficker worm’s activities say the malware has been observed downloading a file detected by Kaspersky Lab as FraudTool.Win32.SpywareProtect2009.s.
“Once it’s run, you see the app interface, which naturally asks if you want to remove the threats it’s ‘detected,’” wrote Aleks Gostev on Kaspersky Lab’s Analyst’s Diary blog. “Of course, this service comes at a price—$49.95.”
Continue/credits to :- http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/04/conficker-finally-awakes-dumps-payload/
