W32.Morto first surfaced in August 2011 causing a stir when it targeted weak passwords on Remote Desktop Protocol Connections in order to propagate across networks. W32.Morto.B, the new variant, no
Category: W32.Morto
W32.Morto first made headlines in August because of its capability to spread by Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The worm was unique because it was the first of its kind to use the protocol.&
There has been a lot of coverage of the recent RDP capable W32.Morto worm, but one of the more interesting aspects of the worm’s behavior appears to have been overlooked. Most ma