BleepingComputer.com: MS05-039: Zotob.A Worm -- In-the-wild

The Mytob worm has been modified to include MS05-039 exploitation. F-Secure gives this a MEDIUM RISK rating (2 of 3 on the Radar scale).

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MS05-039: Zotob.A Worm - F-Secure (MEDIUM RISK)

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MS05-039: Zotob.A Worm - F-Secure (MEDIUM RISK)

Zotob.A is a Mytob clone that spreads using a vulnerability in Windows Plug and Play service (MS05-039). Spreading using Plug and Play service vulnerability

The worm scans for systems vulnerable to Microsoft Windows Plug and Play service (MS05-039) through TCP/445. If the attack is successful, the worm instructs the remote computer to download and execute the worm from the attacker computer using FTP. The FTP server listens on port 33333 on all infected computers with the purpose of serving out the worm for other hosts that are being infected.
The downloaded file is saved as 'haha.exe' on disk.urity/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx

Symantec Info
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.zotob.a.html

Internet Storm Center
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-08-14

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McAfee Information
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_135433.htm

Virus Information
Discovery Date: 08/14/2005
Origin: Unknown
Length: Varies
Type: Virus
SubType: Internet Worm
Minimum DAT: 4558 (08/15/2005)
Updated DAT: 4558 (08/15/2005)
Minimum Engine: 4.4.00
Description Added: 08/14/2005
Description Modified: 08/14/2005 9:19 AM (PT)

This self-executing worm spreads by exploiting Windows 2000 MS05-039 vulnerable systems in order to instruct those systems to download and execute the worm. On Demand Scans may detect this threat as New Malware.n with the 4451 DAT files or newer.

METHOD OF INFECTION This worm creates 16 threads to scan for infectable systems. The worm targets random class B IP addresses, sending SYN packets to TCP Port 445. When a vulnerable system is found, buffer overflow and shellcode is sent to the remote system, creating an FTP script and launching FTP.EXE to download and execute the worm from the source system.