Is it sad that the conficker worm has struck back at this point?
Any well protected PC is not harmed by it. There will always be worm and virusses, so anyone who doesn’t have an up-to-date scanner, is putting himself in danger on purpose. So, no, it is not sad, it is sad that there is so much attention for it. Sources: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/163783/conficker_hype_a_problem_says_fbi_cyberchief.
Internet security experts say that the computer worm known as Conficker, which has the ability to silently penetrate vulnerabilities within the Microsoft operating system, is beginning to rear its ugly head. They say that the software is installing new and malicious programs on some of the computers it has already invaded with the aim of using those PCs to send out criminal spam and scrounge around on unsecured computers for valuable personal data, Reuters reported Friday. Conficker, also called Downadup and Kido, works like this: Once the worm wiggles into a PC, it then has the ability to install software and enable the computer to receive additional viruses from the program’s creators. It can also link an individual PC to other infected machines and create an army of computers under its control, called a botnet, which can be strung together for launching cyberattacks. Millions of PCs already invaded Experts say that the Conficker worm has a Sources:
Conficker Worm fighting back – new variant disables security measures (Update) Update: Security vendor CA pointed out an interesting bit of information this week. According to them, Conficker has a rather large joke to play next month, and it isn’t funny. “This worm, detected as Win32/Conficker.C, is getting ready for April Fool’s Day on 1 April, although it definitely won’t be fooling around. On that day, Conficker.C will commence its attempt to generate 50,000 URLs daily and try to access (download or report back to) 500 of them. It is a clever strategy, but the security industry is certainly on the lookout.” The warning from CA is important, but how will the companies who have teamed up to deal with Conficker handle 50,000 domains, at one time, daily? So far none of them have mentioned any solid plans. Original article below: In a previous article, The Tech Herald made a joking reference to Conficker variant C++. It would appear that Murphy’s Law applied, as Symantec is reporting th
