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Conficker: Microsoft says two basic security steps might have stopped infections
If businesses and consumers stuck to security basics, they could have avoided all cases of Conficker worm infection detected on 1.7 million systems by Microsoft researchers in the last half of 2011.
By Tim Greene | 26 April, 2012 02:39
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Microsoft: Conficker still the top corporate network threat
Companies are still plagued by the Conficker worm, used to create botnets and spread other forms of malware, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.
By Tim Greene | 26 April, 2012 01:34
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Conficker a year later is a 'loaded gun'
It's been about a year since Conficker/Downadup hit in 2009, and although the threat didn't turn out to be as grave as it had the potential to be, the 6.5 million PCs that remain infected today represent what Symantec Corp. calls a "loaded gun, waiting to be fired."
By Kathleen Lau | 23 April, 2010 09:04
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1-in-10 Windows PCs still vulnerable to Conficker worm
More than a year after doomsday reports hinted that the Conficker worm would bring down the Internet, one-in-10 Windows PCs still have not been patched to plug the hole the worm wriggles through, new data shows.
By Gregg Keizer | 08 April, 2010 10:48
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Protect Your business from Kneber-style botnets
A report from security research firm NetWitness about a malicious botnet dubbed Kneber has been the focus of a fair amount of media attention, but mostly sensationalism that misses the real point.
By Tony Bradley | 19 February, 2010 12:13
Features about conficker
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Latest malware trick: outsourcing quality assurance
Creators of Waledac malware enlisted the Conficker botnet as a tool to spread malware of their own, marking the first time Conficker was made available for hire, according to Cisco's mid-year security report.This was symptomatic of a wider trend Cisco noted of malware purveyors using established business practices to expand their illegal enterprises. Cisco likened the arrangement between Waledac and Conficker to a partner ecosystem, a term Cisco uses to describe its collaboration with other vendors.
By Tim Greene | 15 July, 2009 10:02
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