Virus Alert For MS06-040 Exploit Worm Released

As was reported HERE yesterday, there was some serious concern by internet security companies that an expoit of the MS06-040 vulnerability would strike this weekend.

McAfee Avert Labs has released a threat advisory regarding the exploit. Although this is still classified in the "low" category, the damage and distribution potential of the worm is rated as high. McAfee has therefore added extra protection to their AV program.

IRC-Mocbot!MS06-040, which exploits the recently-patched MS06-040 Server Service vulnerability, was discovered late Saturday night.

Further information on the Risk Assessment and Avert Labs Recommended Actions are available HERE.