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Snitch on the Conficker worm author, collect $250,000

Snitch on the Conficker worm author, collect $250,000This isn't like Hell's Kitchen, is it?You know, where the $250,000 prize is actually an annual salary to work in a position much lower than you were led to believe.RE: Snitch on the Conficker worm author, collect $250,000Absolutely hilarious. The NBM'ers swore up...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, Conficker worm author, Snitch, Conficker, worm author, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

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Report: Conficker in attack mode

Report: Conficker in attack modeI was concerned.For a moment there I thought this wasn't business as usual.How many companies went under?I wonder how many companies are put out of businessdue to the software flaws in Windows?RE: Report: Conficker in attack mode*yawn*RE: Report: Conficker in attack modeI am dissecting conficker.eIf you...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Conficker, attack mode, virus creator, virus

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrum

Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrumWhat's the big deal here now?You bring in, Linux to the mix, & resolve the ISSUES.Apr 2009, Conficker infects 700 PCs in U of Utah, Macs not affected. AP:"University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of the Conficker worm, which can slow...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, security, Apples OSX, OSX, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., virus, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM

Imitation has always been a form of flattery, and that's particularly true for the cybercrime ecosystem. From the lone Chinese cybercriminals releasing DIY tools for generating malware actively exploiting the MS08-067 flaw, followed by the original Conficker worm, Microsoft's MMPC Malware Protection Center is reporting on a currently spreading Conficker...

Tags: IM, Malware, Worm, Imitation, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-07

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

News to know: Stimilus bill, Twitter Twestival, Microsoft stores, Netflix, Facebook value

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 Andrew Nusca: Broadband tax credit cut from stimulus bill Sam Diaz: Tech will see direct, indirect benefits from...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Retail, Personal Finance, Microsoft Outlook, Taxes, E-mail, Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Snitch on the Conficker worm author, collect $250,000

Happen to know who put together the Conficker worm that's making the rounds and is estimated to have infected millions of Windows-based PCs? If you do Microsoft is offering a cool $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those behind the worm. Today, Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worm, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-02-12