[pchelpers] News:Conficker virus begins to attack PCs: experts

Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands
of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing spyware
Jim Finkle Saturday, April 25, 2009


BOSTON, USA: A malicious software program known as Conficker that many
feared would wreak havoc on April 1 is slowly being activated, weeks
after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts said.

Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands
of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing
spyware, they said.

The worm started spreading late last year, infecting millions of
computers and turning them into "slaves" that respond to commands sent
from a remote server that effectively controls an army of computers
known as a botnet.

Its unidentified creators started using those machines for criminal
purposes in recent weeks by loading more malicious software onto a small
percentage of computers under their control, said Vincent Weafer, a vice
president with Symantec Security Response, the research arm of the
world's largest security software maker, Symantec Corp.

more here:
http://news.ciol.com/Global-News/News-Reports/Conficker-virus-begins-to-attack-PCs-experts/25409118868/0/
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