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German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough

German researchers score Conficker detection breakthroughI think they meant March 30"The Honeynet Project has released proof of concept scanner and, later today (April 30th)..."Link for nmap would be appreciatedI've been looking for instructions or a plugin for nmap and haven't found anything but others looking for the same thing. A...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Patches, Cyberthreats, Conficker, detection breakthrough, Conficker detection breakthrough

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

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Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model

The Conficker botnet has stirred to life, using its peer-to-peer communication system to update itself and download scareware (fake anti-virus programs) to millions of infected Windows machines. The Conficker update comes a week after a heavily-hyped April 1st activation date and provides the first sign of the...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Conficker, Gostev, Waledac, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-04-09

News to know: Conficker; TomTom vs. Microsoft; Intel; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough Larry Dignan: Enterprises thrown a lifeline as Conflicker worm looms ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Intel Corp., Corporate Communications, Cable, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-03-31

German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough

Just days ahead of an April 1st activation date for the Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Now, with the help of Dan Kaminsky...

Tags: Researcher, Network, Honeynet Project, Malware, Conficker, Conficker Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-30