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news.aol.com - 3/31/2009
Conficker Worm Set to Spring to Life
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Conficker Worm Set to Spring to Life posted: 12 MINUTES AGO comments: 0 A computer virus that's already infected 3 million Windows PCs is expected to become even more aggressive on April Fools' Day. The stealth virus tries to snag your passwords, credit card and bank ...
The Conficker Worm: What Happens Next?
cbsnews.com - 3/30/2009
The Conficker Worm: What Happens Next?
— cbsnews.com — 60 Minutes: Computer Worm Could Receive New Instructions On April 1 Comments Comments 82 | Page 1... of 4 March 29, 2009 (CBS) The Internet is infected. Malicious computer hackers have been creating more and more weapons that they plant on the Internet. ... (more) The Conficker Worm: What Happens Next?
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pcmag.com - 4/1/2009
'Conficker' Worm Wakes Up, But It's Quiet - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
— pcmag.com — The "Conficker" worm is live within Australia and elsewhere in the world, security vendors have confirmed, where... it is April 1. At this point, however, it remains quiescent. Security company Trend Micro has seen the Conficker or Downadup worm increase ... (more) 'Conficker' Worm Wakes Up, But It's Quiet - ...

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dhs.gov - 3/30/2009
Conficker/Downadup Computer Worm Detection Tool Released
— dhs.gov — The Department of Homeland Security released on March 30, 2009 a DHS-developed detection tool that can be... used by the federal government, commercial vendors, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure owners and operators to scan their ... (more) Conficker/Downadup Computer Worm Detection Tool Released

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'V-DAY' FOR CYBER VIRUS — NY Post: News
> Millions of PC users worldwide are praying today's threat of an elaborate virus assault is nothing more than an elaborate April Fools' joke. Fears are growing that the Conficker worm -- a sinister computer virus that has infected up to 15 million...
April Fools Day Pranks and Jokes on your mobile phone — Phones Review
Today is April 1st which also means it is April Fool’s Day, so many jokes, lies and pranks are going to happen today and no doubt you will be one of them. Many of you thought that the Conficker Virus Worm was an April Fool’s joke, but this is very real indeed, or what about the Nokia Aeon ...
On-line Conficker threat growing? — UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping
It seems that the web-based online threat is still growing. An article on ZDNet claims that malicious sites have increased 200% in the last month alone.
Conficker Working Group: Will it stop the new virus threat? — PR News:
It’s the perfect time to confuse the world, a new virus threat on April fools day. Although this is no joke and the threat is the Conficker Worm. In an effort to stop the spread of the worm, more than 100 top-level domain providers from all parts of the world are trying to stop the ...
April Fools Virus Bigger Than March Madness — WebProNews Feed
March Madness has been a very buzz-worthy topic over the last month or so, but as the NCAA tournament has gotten closer to its end, the buzz has faded consistently. A different topic has generated buzz however, and that is the Conficker computer virus that is supposed to hit the Internet on ...
What You Need to Know About Conficker and How to Avoid Being a Victim — Maximum PC all RSS Feed
April Fools' Day might be all fun and games for some, but if you manage to fall prey to the Conficker worm, it's no laughing matter. As reported earlier this month by our very own Mark Soper, the third version of Conficker (Conficker.c) is set to wreak havoc tomorrow, April 1st. Here's what ...