Author: Elinor Mills (cnet news) Gumblar, a new attack that compromises Web sites, has added new domain names that are downloading malware onto unsuspecting computers, stealing FTP credentials to compromise…
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A malicious software program known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts. Source: Telegraph (UK) Conficker, also known…
Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet In a recent blog post, the Cyber Secure Institute claims that based on their previous studies into the average cost of such malware attacks, the…
Source: The Associated Press – Salt Lake City University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school’s three hospitals.…
Source: ThreatPost/ZDNet How to fight network worm Conficker Symptoms of network infection. 1. Network traffic volume increases if there are infected PCs in the network, because network attack starts from…
Source: Ryan Naraine @ ZDnet The Conficker botnet has stirred to life, using its peer-to-peer communication system to update itself and download scareware (fake anti-virus programs) to millions of infected…
Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while also trying to attack more machines. Source: Jeremy Kirk @…
NOTE: Yes, this was a April Fool’s joke. – Ryan Source: Confidential Reports have been pouring in from all over about a new worm released today with devastating effects. Some…
Source: Robert Lemos @ Security Focus The Conficker worm, which checks 250 different domains each day for an update, could become a lot harder to stop, if those responsible for…