Endpoint Protection

Attached is the virus found which symantec detected and deleted. KIndly find which virus is this.

HI,

32.Downadup.B is a worm that spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (BID 31874). It also attempts to spread to network shares protected by weak passwords and block access to security-related Web sites.

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-123015-3826-99&tabid=2

Hello,

Work on the Plan of Action as given below for a 100% result.

Plan of Action:

1) Make sure ALL Computers are installed with Symantec EP with latest / updated with virus defintions and

2) Install MS08-67 patch download [KB 958644] on ALL computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

3) Install ALL Latest Microsoft Secuirty Patches / Sevice Packs on ALL machines

4) Disable Auto play with GPO

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953252

5) Disable Scheduled Tasks with GPO

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310208

6) Enable Security Auditing with GPO

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300549

7) Scan ALL the machines...

NOTE: *ALL means ALL client machines and server machines (make sure you don't miss any machine)

Inaddition to this, please check the Article provided below and work upon the same.

1) Best Practice for Downadup.B and Additional information on the same.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/best-practice-downadupb-and-additional-information-same

2) Simple steps to protect yourself from the Conficker Worm

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH93179

Hope that helps!!

Hi,

Access denied wt exact ?

Hi,

Check same problem thread

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/w32downadupb-risk-logs

For future reference, the blue link in the detection results takes you a write-up about the threat that was detected (see attached).

"Access denied" means the file was actually prevented from writing to the disk. See

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102052

Access Denied
Specifies the events where Auto-Protect prevented a file from being created.

sandra

W32.Downadup is a threat that Symantec has examined in great depth.  Details about it can be found from the following link:

The Downadup Codex, Edition 2.0
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/downadup-codex-edition-20