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Conficker Not Targeting Microsoft Windows Mobile Devices
Blog Conficker Not Targeting Microsoft Windows Mobile Devices With the digital security world buzzing today due to the recent mutations of the infamous Conficker virus, many mobile users are concerned that their Windows Mobile handset could be in...
[April 1, 2009, 16:58]
Infections, Conficker and preventative medicine
Blog We hear from the US that inertia in government has prevented medical devices infected with the Conficker virus from being cured of their malady. Conficker exploited a hole in Windows' Server service, which is included and enabled by default on all...
[May 8, 2009, 16:31]
Conficker worm fails to wreak predicted havoc
News The Conficker worm variant expected to mobilise on 1 April activated as expected, but did not upload any new malware, according to security companies. The Conficker C variant was programmed to connect infected machines to 50,000 domains on Wednesday.
[April 2, 2009, 17:02]
Conficker malware poses as antivirus software
News Researchers have discovered another feature of the Conficker worm that provides an additional clue about the intent of the creators — the worm installs malware that masquerades as antivirus software, Trend Micro said on Friday.
[April 14, 2009, 12:13]
Conficker wakes up, updates itself over P2P
News The Conficker worm started to update itself on Wednesday via peer-to-peer, and dropped a payload on infected computers, according to Trend Micro. On Tuesday night Trend Micro researchers noticed a new file in the Windows Temp folder and a huge...
[April 9, 2009, 14:02]
US red tape leaves Conficker on medical devices
News The Conficker internet virus has infected important computerised medical devices, but governmental red tape interfered with their repair, an organiser of an antivirus working group told US Congress on Friday.
[May 5, 2009, 15:07]
Laying the IT Security Foundation - Corralling Conficker and Other Threats in an Evolved Environment
White Papers However in today's ever-changing IT environment, sophisticated threats such as Conficker worm continue to evolve and keep security professionals in an unending game of cat and mouse. Prevent threats such as Conficker from wreaking havoc on your...
[October 29, 2009, 15:53]
Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn
News ScanSafe contends that Gumblar is worse than Conficker, a worm that spreads via a hole in Windows through removable storage devices and network shares with weak passwords, as well as disabling security software and installing fake antivirus software.
[May 29, 2009, 10:35]
How to rid your computer of the Conficker worm
News Let's assume you are on the receiving end of the worst April Fool's Day joke of 2009: your computer has been infected with the Conficker worm. One of the most common infection vectors for Conficker and its ilk is the Windows AutoRun feature.
[April 1, 2009, 9:54]
Users and experts braced for Conficker action
News It is highly sophisticated — and it is poised for action, as millions of copies of Conficker are set to contact the worm's creators for further instructions on 1 April. But nobody knows what the Conficker worm will actually do on that date — if, in...
[March 31, 2009, 18:01]
Another day, another exploit - and this time it’s not Conficker!
Talkback The vulnerability allows arbitrary code to be executed at the users’ current level of privilege. The user either downloads the malicious PowerPoint file from a website or receives the file via email. Once the user opens the PowerPoint file...
[April 6, 2009, 10:03]
conficker
Talkback i dont think it is microsofts fault as windows are good but with many holes which wouldent be a problem exept for the bastards out there who want to ruin it for everyone elts
[February 21, 2009, 11:49]
Now is the time to find the infected machines and remove it
Talkback Conficker is an aggressively spreading computer worm that has been laying down a powerful botnet infrastructure that can then be managed by malicious controllers. The initial appearance of Conficker utilised a fairly sophisticated polymorphic...
[April 3, 2009, 0:22]
Latest variant of Downadup worm circulating
News A new variant of the Downadup internet worm, also known as Conficker, is circulating, opening up a backdoor that could allow an attacker to distribute malware to infected machines, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned on Monday.
[February 24, 2009, 8:48]
ENTRY THROUGH USB
Talkback A second variant, Conficker.B, was detected last month. This is very important and catching out a lot of organisations who have blocked the conficker outbound communications at the firewall, but have overlooked its enhanced ability which is to...
[March 16, 2009, 16:21]
Microsoft offers $250k bounty for Downadup arrest
News Microsoft on Thursday said it is offering a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for creating the Conficker internet worm that has infected millions of PCs.
[February 13, 2009, 12:06]
Downadup heading for April Fool's mayhem
News The worm, also called Kido or Conficker, was first detected in November and is believed to have infected more than 10,000 computers. A second variant, Conficker.B, was detected last month. Conficker has proved to be such a nuisance that Microsoft...
[March 16, 2009, 8:06]
Botnet expert: Cut cash flow to cybercriminals
News Specifically, victims should be encouraged to seek reimbursement when they are charged for things such as purchasing software that masquerades as a legitimate antivirus program, said Stewart, who created an ingenious eye-chart program that PC...
[April 23, 2009, 9:31]
DNS service tracks Downadup infections
News Downadup, also known as Conficker or Kido, targets Windows machines and spreads via USB, fileshares and email. Last month Conficker infected 800 out of the 7,000 PCs at five hospitals in Sheffield, leading to a "small number" of patient...
[February 10, 2009, 7:22]
Downadup infection numbers
Blog Estimates vary wildly as to how many PCs have been infected by Downadup, the virulent computer worm also known as Conficker and Kido. The Telegraph puts the number at over 15 million, while security company F-Secure told ZDNet UK on Thursday that...
[January 26, 2009, 16:34]
