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Years-Old Conficker Worm Still a Threat

Posted by timothy on from the barely-know-'er dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "The Conficker worm is still a threat, even though it is more than two years old and nobody has used it in a botnet attack yet. The problem is that so many machines are infected (largely because many don't realize it) and it's such a flexible piece of malware."

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  1. how novel by gearloos · · Score: 4, Funny

    A link to a story ridden with popups about a worm. Cmon /. you can do better.

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    1. Re:how novel by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

      Cmon /. you can do better.

      [citation needed]

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