New Bot Exploits Old Bugs

A new bot called Spybot.ACYR is making the rounds, exploiting old vulnerabilities in Windows and Symantec’s enterprise antivirus products.

The bot, dubbed Spybot.acyr, includes exploits for seven different vulnerabilities, including five already patched flaws in Microsoft Windows and one within Symantec's enterprise antivirus products. The Symantec bug was reported and patched in May.