April Fools - New Conficker Virus Expected
By StarArthur
posted 3/20/2009
The owners of computers infected with the latest variant of the Conficker worm probably won't be laughing on April Fool's Day.
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Conficker C is the latest variant of a worm also known as the "Downandup" worm whose author is wanted by Microsoft on a $250,000 bounty.
It is expected to download an updated copy of itself or download other malware onto infected computers once the system date on those machines is on or after April 1, 2009, according to the internet security firm CA. (more from CBC)
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Another April Fools ... another virus. Make sure your anti-virus software or internet security software is updated. Don't be a fool on April 1.
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(CNN) -- A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day.
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