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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Conflicker : Want to know more ?

Most of the computer users were afraid of Conflicker worm. Conflicker is a worm that affects the computers running on windows. Conflicker exploits the vulnerabilities of windows that became the headache of many computer users. The name conflicker is derived from the words 'configure' and the German word 'ficker' which means fucker. Conflicker was discovered in November 2008. It propagates through the internet and exploits the vulnerability of network services in windows (windows 2000,windows server 2003, windows XP, windows vista and windows server 2008. Microsoft has released the patch to counter the conflicker. Conflicker has 5 varients: A,B,C,D and E.

Symptoms of infection
In 13 February 2009, Microsoft is offering a $USD250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals behind the creation and/or distribution of Conficker worm.

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