Monday 29 August 2011

Morto Worm spreading via Remote Desktop Protocol

Morto Worm spreading via Remote Desktop Protocol Organizations large and small often make use of Remote Desktop or Terminal Services to remotely connect to Windows computers over the Internet and internally. These tools use Microsoft’s RDP protocol to allow the user to operate the remote system almost as if sitting in front of it. Such capabilities are helpful for not only legitimate users, but also for attackers. F-Secure is reporting that the worm is behind a spike in traffic on Port 3389/TCP....




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Morto Worm spreading via Remote Desktop Protocol : The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/08/morto-worm-spreading-via-remote-desktop.html

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