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Conficker worm hits hospital devices
A computer worm that has alarmed security experts around the world has crawled into hundreds of medical devices at dozens of hospitals in the United States and other countries, according to technologists monitoring the threat.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Conficker worm dabbling with mischief
The Conficker worm's creators are evidently toying with ways to put the pervasive computer virus to work firing off spam or spreading rogue anti-virus applications called "scareware."
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program
(AP) -- A nettlesome computer program that tormented Twitter over the weekend is another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing online communications service.
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers
(AP) -- University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Huge computer worm Conficker stirring to life
(AP) -- The dreaded Conficker computer worm is stirring. Security experts say the worm's authors appear to be trying to build a big moneymaker, but not a cyber weapon of mass destruction as many people feared.
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Conficker worm plays no tricks on April Fools' Day
The Conficker worm's April 1st trigger date came and went without the bedeviling computer virus causing any mischief but security specialists warn that the threat is far from over.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Don't fret about Conficker: Here's what to do
(AP) -- The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It's unclear whether everyday PC users will even ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm
The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Help! How to avoid fast-moving computer worm
Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a previously discovered vulnerability ...
Jan 28, 2009 |
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The Raging Windows Worm has attacked over 8.9 Million Computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week the global internet community was hit by the Downadup worm also know as Conficker, or Kido. This worm is now using multiple ways of infecting computers, including USB sticks. If s ...
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Downadup Worm Hits Over 3.5 Million Computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying ...
Jan 16, 2009 |
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Low-cost strategy developed for curbing computer worms
Thanks to an ingenious new strategy devised by researchers at University of California, Davis and Intel Corporation, computer network administrators might soon be able to mount effective, low-cost defenses against self-propagating ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 13, 2009 |
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