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. ⬆

Old posts about Conficker (starting with 2008, oldest at at bottom)

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Yuhong Bao

2010-04-26 23:34:40

"particularly as they did patch the hole before the worm spreads." By the hole I mean the MS08-067 vulnerablity. So MS was right to blame users for not applying it before the worm starts.

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2010-04-26 23:48:39

A lot of users are afraid of patching (either because it's unlicensed or prone to producing errors).

Yuhong Bao

2010-04-26 23:32:03

I read the articles above, and overall, I think MS is to blame for the stupid AutoPlay features that allowed Conflicker to spread using USB sticks, and that is pretty much it, particularly as they did patch the hole before the worm spreads.

Quote of the Day: Conficker Still a “Loaded Gun, Waiting to be Fired.”

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