Conficker begins stealthy update
The Conficker worm has started to update infected machines with a mystery package of data.
Computer security firms watching the malicious program noticed that it sprang into life late on 8 April.
The activity on its update system delivered encrypted software to compromised machines. It is not yet clear what the payload contains.
The Conficker virus variants are thought to be present on millions of PCs around the world.
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The updating activity has begun about a week later than expected. Analysis of the "C" variant of Conficker (aka Downadup) revealed that its updating mechanism was due to go live on 1 April.
The belated updates were spotted by researchers for Trend Micro following the arrival of a new file in one of the directories in so-called "honeypot" machines deliberately seeded with Conficker C.
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Ten Million+ Infections Strong, Conficker Worm Prepares for April 1 Update
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Ten Million+ Infections Strong, Conficker Worm Prepares for April 1 Update
The worm that won't go away will get an upgrade on April 1.
The Conficker worm has been wreaking havoc on internet users ever since it climbed out of its slimy hole in the internet's dark nether-regions back in 2008. Now the worm is about to get even more dangerous when it receives its latest refresh in a series of periodic updates on April 1. Security officials are bracing for the impact that the upgrade might have.
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