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German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough

Posted on April 22, 2009 by James

Source: Ryan Naraine @ ZDNet Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Now, with the help of Dan … Continue reading →

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Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers

Posted on April 13, 2009 by James

Source: The Associated Press – Salt Lake City University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school’s three hospitals. University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of … Continue reading →

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Conficker Removal – Disinfection Tool

Posted on April 10, 2009 by James

Source: ThreatPost/ZDNet How to fight network worm Conficker Symptoms of network infection. 1. Network traffic volume increases if there are infected PCs in the network, because network attack starts from these PCs. 2. Anti-Virus product with enabled Intrusion Detection System … Continue reading →

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Conficker botnet installs scareware on infected computers

Posted on April 10, 2009 by James

Source: Ryan Naraine @ ZDnet The Conficker botnet has stirred to life, using its peer-to-peer communication system to update itself and download scareware (fake anti-virus programs) to millions of infected Windows machines. The Conficker update comes a week after a … Continue reading →

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#1 Internet Threat, Conficker, Gets A Fresh Update!

Posted on April 9, 2009 by James

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 … Continue reading →

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Something’s phishy

Posted on February 11, 2009 by James

Staying one click ahead of the SMiShers and other internet scammers is a full-time job, writes Lia Timson. It’s true: the more aware of the risks on the internet that computer users become, the more sophisticated and creative criminals become … Continue reading →

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