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 Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject: "Possibly the biggest virus we've ever seen" |
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http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/article/1805
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US software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as "Conficker" or "Downadup" had infected more than nine million computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a rate of one million machines daily.
The malicious software had yet to do any noticeable damage, prompting debate as to whether it is impotent, waiting to detonate, or a test run by cybercriminals intent on profiting from the weakness in the future.
"This is enormous; possibly the biggest virus we have ever seen," said software security specialist David Perry of Trend Micro.
"I think the bad guys are field testing a new technology. If Conficker proves to work well, they could go out and sell malware (malicious software) to people. There is a huge market for selling criminal malware." |
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