Quote of the Day: Conficker Still a “Loaded Gun, Waiting to be Fired.”
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-04-26 21:58:29 UTC
- Modified: 2010-04-26 21:58:29 UTC
Summary: Conficker is still a major problem, a long time after it first appeared (affecting only Microsoft Windows)
IDG in Australia
says:
It's been about a year since Conficker/Downadup hit in 2009, and although the threat didn't turn out to be as grave as it had the potential to be, the 6.5 million PCs that remain infected today represent what Symantec Corp. calls a "loaded gun, waiting to be fired."
It has been almost 2 years and Microsoft's blunder with Conficker still has these damaging proportions that
cost everyone a lot of money.
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Old posts about Conficker (starting with 2008, oldest at at bottom)
- Why Conficker is a Blessing to GNU/Linux
- Microsoft's Blame-Shifting Strategy Precedes More Trouble
- Leave Microsoft Alone
- Never Blame Microsoft, Blame Users and Exploits
- Botnets and Bounties Versus Real Security
- Is Windows to Blame for Cracking of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
- Windows Problems Take Down Airplanes, JFK Airport, Houston Municipal Courts
- Turkey, France, United Stated Under Attack by Microsoft Windows Insecurities
- Microsoft Adopts Malware Techniques to Advance .NET
- Windows Botnets Go Out of Control, Obama Web Site Delivers Windows Malware
- One Windows Worm, One Week, and Possibly 250,000,000+ New Windows Zombies
- Death by Microsoft Windows
- UNIX/Linux Offer More Security Than Windows: Evidence
- US Army Becomes Zombies Army; London Hospitals Still Ill (Windows Viruses)
- Eye on Microsoft: Another Messy Week for Security
Comments
Yuhong Bao
2010-04-26 23:34:40
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2010-04-26 23:48:39
Yuhong Bao
2010-04-26 23:32:03