[pchelpers] Article:Conficker group says worm 4.6 million strong

The total number of infected PCs could be higher, however
Robert McMillan (IDG News Service) 15/04/2009 05:40:00 
Tags: worm, malware, conflicker

Security experts say that the Conficker worm has infected an awful lot
of computers, making it the largest "botnet" of hacked computers on the
planet. The thing they can't seem to agree on, however, is exactly how
many people have been hit.

The group of researchers that has been most closely tracking - and
battling - the worm has now released its own estimate of Conficker's
size.

According to data compiled by the Conficker Working Group, Conficker has
been spotted on just under 4.6 million unique IP addresses. Its earlier
A and B variants account for the lion's share of that - 3.4 million IP
addresses - with the more-recent C variant spotted at 1.2 million
addresses.

The countries measuring the largest number of infections for all
variants are China, Brazil and Russia.

More here:
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/299327/conficker_group_says_worm_4_6_million_strong?fp=2&fpid=1
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