Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while also trying to attack more machines. Source: Jeremy Kirk @ CIO Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while also trying to attack [...]
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#1 Internet Threat, Conficker, Gets A Fresh Update!
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Cabal Takes On Conficker’s Domain
Friday, February 13th, 2009Source: eWeek/Matthew Hines Conficker (aka Downadup) has turned out to be an annoyingly persistent pest, worming its way around actively for almost four months now. In a high-profile effort to stem the worm’s continued re-spawning, Microsoft, Symantec and a crew of partners including ICANN, VeriSign, Neustar, Public Internet Registry, F-Secure, AOL, Support Intelligence and Arbor [...]
Virulent Worm Exploits Missing Patches
Thursday, February 12th, 2009The Conficker worm shows why it’s so important to keep PCs up-to-date. Source: Erik Larkin, PC World, Feb 2009 Think massive worm outbreaks are obsolete? Then say hello to the Conficker worm, aka Downadup. In January it slithered onto millions of computers unprotected by a critical patch that Microsoft had issued back in October. The [...]
