Conficker
- ID
- S0608
- Type
- Malware
- Associated names
- Kido, Downadup
- Platforms
- Windows
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 17 Apr 2025
Conficker is a computer worm first detected in October 2008 that targeted Microsoft Windows using the MS08-067 Windows vulnerability to spread.[1] In 2016, a variant of Conficker made its way on computers and removable disk drives belonging to a nuclear power plant.[2]
Techniques used (13)
- T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares
- T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information
- T1046 Network Service Discovery
- T1091 Replication Through Removable Media
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1112 Modify Registry
- T1124 System Time Discovery
- T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services
- T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
- T1543.003 Windows Service
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
- T1568.002 Domain Generation Algorithms
- T1685 Disable or Modify Tools