Report: 30,000 websites infected daily 

Report: 30,000 websites infected daily

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 January 2012 2:46 PM
BlackHole exploit kit to blame.
Aldi recalls Conficker-infected hard drives 

Aldi recalls Conficker-infected hard drives

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 29 July 2011 2:38 PM
Malicious software lays in wait.
Conficker Working Group identifies successes and failures 

Conficker Working Group identifies successes and failures

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 28 January 2011 12:23 PM
More co-operation needed.
St Vincent's Hospital flushes out Conficker worm 

St Vincent's Hospital flushes out Conficker worm

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 19 November 2010 12:19 PM
"Massive" IT project discovers 300 unpatched PCs.
Security group releases new Conficker figures 

Security group releases new Conficker figures

In Web/client - By Ben Grubb, 4 January 2010 2:19 PM
Telstra hosts most infected users in Australia.
Conficker still a threat, one year on 

Conficker still a threat, one year on

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 23 November 2009 11:09 AM
Complacency now an issue.
Worm outbreaks on the up, says Microsoft threat report 

Worm outbreaks on the up, says Microsoft threat report

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 3 November 2009 11:45 AM
Worms climb from fifth to second most prevalent cyberthreat.
Trojans continue to dominate threat detections 

Trojans continue to dominate threat detections

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 4 September 2009 10:48 AM
Conficker takes top spot.
Conficker claims five million computers 

Conficker claims five million computers

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 31 August 2009 11:29 AM
The Conficker worm is still lurking around the internet four months after it supposedly peaked.
Conficker still dominating attack landscape 

Conficker still dominating attack landscape

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 10 July 2009 3:04 PM
Botnet claimed two thirds of attack traffic.
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection 

Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 July 2009 11:01 AM
Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day 

Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 May 2009 9:09 AM
Publicity around the Conficker worm has been relatively quiet for the past month, but security researchers say it hasn't gone dormant.
Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware 

Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 28 April 2009 11:15 AM
The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.
Conficker frenzy 'exposed media ignorance' 

Conficker frenzy 'exposed media ignorance'

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 27 April 2009 9:53 AM
The Conficker worm was a classic example of media misunderstanding of malware, said security guru Bruce Schneier.
Conficker E set to become dormant on May 3 

Conficker E set to become dormant on May 3

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 17 April 2009 10:08 AM
Shavlik Technologies has predicted that the E variant of the Conficker worm will be killed off on the 3rd of May.
Spyware levels said to be climbing 

Spyware levels said to be climbing

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 16 April 2009 10:55 AM
Spyware levels rose some 10 per cent in the first three months of 2009, according to researchers.
New variant of Conficker worm detected 

New variant of Conficker worm detected

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 April 2009 11:33 AM
A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been detected that utilises peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks.
Russian website claims that Conficker is launching DDoS attacks 

Russian website claims that Conficker is launching DDoS attacks

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 9 April 2009 11:30 AM
The Conficker worm has been stepping up its activities with reports made of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a number of Russian websites.
Neeris worm variant imitates methods of Conficker 

Neeris worm variant imitates methods of Conficker

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 April 2009 10:47 AM
Microsoft researchers are warning of a new malware variant that has been customised to exploit the same vulnerability as the notorious Conficker worm.
Conficker botnet estimated at 3.5 million computers 

Conficker botnet estimated at 3.5 million computers

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 6 April 2009 11:38 AM
The amount of computers infected with the Conficker worm has dropped to 3.5 million.
Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker 

Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 April 2009 10:13 AM
Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting.
Users encouraged not to relax over Conficker 

Users encouraged not to relax over Conficker

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 3 April 2009 11:36 AM
Companies have been instructed not to drop their security guard as Conficker could strike at any time.
Conficker expectedly chaos-free  

Conficker expectedly chaos-free

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 April 2009 10:37 AM
Right on schedule, the latest variant of the Conficker worm awoke Wednesday, querying hundreds of new URLs for instructions on what to do next. But, as most experts predicted, ...
Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears 

Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 31 March 2009 11:08 AM
Researchers have released a scanning tool that will allow IT departments to remotely and automatically scan their networks for Conficker infections.
Expert claims press are overhyping Conficker 

Expert claims press are overhyping Conficker

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 30 March 2009 11:23 AM
Reports of the Conficker worm are being vastly exaggerated and it will not have as big an impact as is being predicted, according to a researcher.
Disabling AutoRun could block a Conficker attack 

Disabling AutoRun could block a Conficker attack

In Applications - 27 March 2009 11:10 AM
Removing AutoRun could help block a Conficker attack vector and prevent other threats from automatically infecting computers.
Malware authors use Conficker searches to spread rogue anti-virus 

Malware authors use Conficker searches to spread rogue anti-virus

In Applications - 27 March 2009 10:58 AM
As media coverage increases for Conficker, authors are using search engine optimisation to spread rogue anti-virus software.
Companies encouraged to take 1st April Conficker attack seriously 

Companies encouraged to take 1st April Conficker attack seriously

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 26 March 2009 10:11 AM
The rumoured Conficker attack on 1st April has been described as ‘no joke'.
New variant of Conficker set to hit computers on April Fools Day 

New variant of Conficker set to hit computers on April Fools Day

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 16 March 2009 10:17 AM
A new version of the Conficker worm is to hit desktops on the April 1.
Conficker and Waledec lead to increase in spam for first months of 2009 

Conficker and Waledec lead to increase in spam for first months of 2009

In Messaging - 10 March 2009 11:15 AM
Spam continues to evolve in 2009 as cybercriminals use new tactics.
Conficker worm variant kills security processes 

Conficker worm variant kills security processes

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 9 March 2009 10:48 AM
Computer systems that are already infected by the Conficker worm are being pushed a new component that kills protective security processes.
Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site 

Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 3 March 2009 10:38 AM
The website for Southwest Airlines, along with a number of other legitimate sites, could face downtime due to the Conficker worm, according to a researcher.
Conficker worm gets an upgrade 

Conficker worm gets an upgrade

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 26 February 2009 3:02 PM
The Conficker worm, which infected large numbers of PCs last month, has received an upgrade which makes it much more effective.
Microsoft fixes problem in disabling AutoRun 

Microsoft fixes problem in disabling AutoRun

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 26 February 2009 11:04 AM
Microsoft has fixed a problem that prevents users from selectively disabling AutoRun features in an effort to stop the Conficker worm from spreading.
Microsoft 'excited' by the industry coming together as it offers $250,000 bounty for Conficker author 

Microsoft 'excited' by the industry coming together as it offers $250,000 bounty for Conficker author

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 16 February 2009 11:56 AM
A reward of US$250,000 bounty for the Conficker worm author is 'exciting', according to Microsoft's Christopher Budd.
Microsoft to collaborate with industry to disrupt the Conficker worm and offers reward for culprits 

Microsoft to collaborate with industry to disrupt the Conficker worm and offers reward for culprits

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 13 February 2009 10:56 AM
Microsoft has announced a plan to implement a coordinated, global response to the Conficker/Downadup worm.
Ability to 'turn back time' could undo worm damage 

Ability to 'turn back time' could undo worm damage

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 22 January 2009 11:07 AM
Damage caused by the downadup worm can be undone with the use of software with the ability to either roll-back to a point in time before the virus struck.
Malware purposely not infecting machines in certain countries 

Malware purposely not infecting machines in certain countries

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 January 2009 11:11 AM
Researchers have spotted a jump in malware that is designed to avoid infecting users in certain countries -- an attempt to stay out of the purview of law enforcement.
Windows worm hits 8.9 million PCs in past week 

Windows worm hits 8.9 million PCs in past week

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 19 January 2009 10:55 AM
Security researchers are reporting that in the past four days a worm has infected 3.5 million Windows computers.
Worm infects over three million PCs since New Year 

Worm infects over three million PCs since New Year

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 16 January 2009 11:08 AM
The Downadup worm has spread to more than three million PCs, according to F-Secure.
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