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Security experts are warning that the Waledac botnet is being a fresh wave of spam.  This new variant spreads its Trojan, also named Waledec, by spam messages about a program that claims it will let the user spy on people’s text messages.  Recipients are directed to an URL to download… Continue Reading »

Well, the Conficker worm is still alive and well and out there on the move.  Though some thought it was just an April Fool’s joke, the fact that it is still here, still coming up with new mutations, kind of dispels that theory. Just last week, Symantec detected the latest… Continue Reading »

After weeks of computers users waiting for Conficker to strike, the worm has finally become active again today.  Trend Micro has released a statement that the Conficker worm has updated and dropped code onto the computers that are infected.  It is expected that this code will be used to steal… Continue Reading »

Since the Conficker worm has been garnering all of the attention lately, its copycat version has remained virtually unnoticed.  However, the Neeris worm is taking advantage of the same flaws that has spread Conficker to so many PCs worldwide.  Neeris has been around since 2005, but the authors have released… Continue Reading »

As expected, today’s alleged Conficker doomsday turned out to be more of an April Fools’ joke.  The worm did phone home quietly, but no major attacks or events have happened.  Conficker did contact its control servers for an update, visiting 500 randomly generated domains to receive an update and further… Continue Reading »

If you have succumbed to the fear of the massive damage that the Conficker worm can inflict on your computer, then you probably have spent time scouring the web for methods to protect yourself.  What you may not realize is that Googling Conficker search terms can lead you to malicious… Continue Reading »

While many are in a tizzy over the Conficker worm and it’s rumored April 1st attack, experts say most have nothing to worry about, and that the hype around it is likely to do more harm than the worm itself, which is simply scheduled to contact its control servers and… Continue Reading »

I honked at guy yesterday that had a bumper sticker reading: “If you are not outraged, you’re not paying attention.”  That pretty much sums out the last week.  I dedicate this Who’s on Crack to everyone fighting the man!  “The Man” has been hard at work this week, here’s what… Continue Reading »

Stories are starting to fly around the Internet about the latest worm attacking Windows PCs.  Why is this one gaining such mass attention?  Because of the mystery surrounding it.  The Conficker worm has supposedly already infected millions of PCs around the world and it has plenty of people worried what… Continue Reading »

A new virus, Downadup, is spreading across the virtual community like wildfire and has already affected millions of PCs.  To spread the virus, hackers are directing traffic to bogus Barack Obama websites.  The worm originated back in October and was then known as Conficker.  According to analysts, the worm has… Continue Reading »