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April Fools' virus on the prowl, could steal data. Chennai Rain. Tamil Nadu Lockdown News. Covid vaccine registration. This story is from March 31, The virus takes advantage of a vulnerability in Windows operating systems. Microsoft has put up a patch to fix it on its site.
It could also spread through programmes that you download and also from autoruns. Conficker could shut off access to important files on your computer, shut down anti-virus programmes and microsoft security updates, disable various features and drops malware into the system, Amit Nath, Country manager, Trend Micro told The Times Of India. And if they were all given a target, such as simultaneously sending search queries to Google or trying to connect to a gambling site, they could knock it offline through the sheer volume of connections — a "denial of service".
Victims usually discover that they have been locked out of their computers or have very slow-running internet connections. Botnets have been used in the past to generate millions of pieces of spam email and to blackmail gambling sites that need to stay online during sports events with the threat that they will be deluged by a "denial of service" attacks. Careful study of infected machines has revealed that from midnight on Wednesday they will seek new instructions from a randomly generated list of thousands of websites that changes every day.
Just one needs to be under the virus writers' control to turn Conficker into a newly configured botnet — making the task of catching the exact site a search for a needle in a computing haystack. Experts admit that they have little idea of where Conficker might be headed next.
He added that the April Fool's Day deadline could be an attempt to misdirect the attention of security professionals and computer users — or that the activation date could even indicate a prank. Others agree that Conficker may not activate immediately, preferring to lie in wait before receiving further orders to avoid scrutiny. Vincent Weafer, vice-president of Symantec, an internet security company, said: "Most malware these days is designed to be used for some type of criminal monetary gain, and conducting such criminal acts typically requires stealth measures to be successful.
If so, your computer likely is fine, DeBolt said. Microsoft released a statement saying the company "is actively working with the industry to mitigate the spread of the worm. People who use other antivirus software should check to make sure they've received the latest updates, which also could have been disabled by Conficker.
The first version of Conficker -- strain A -- was released in late That version used Web addresses -- generated daily by the system -- as the means of communication between the master computer and its zombies. The end goal of the first line was to sell computer users fake antivirus software, said Morganelli.
Computer security experts largely patched that problem by working with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to disable or buy the problematic URLs, he said. Members are searching for the malicious software program's author and for ways to do damage control if he or she can't be stopped. Share this on:. Computer users will not know that Conficker. E-mail to a friend. Mixx Facebook Twitter Digg del.
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