Paul Ferguson
8 Stories
Researchers: Conficker is all about money
News Conficker's ties to a large spamming and password-stealing botnet give credence to the speculation that money, and possibly malicious Eastern European hackers, are behind latest worm infection.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Antivirus Software, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Waledac, Paul Ferguson, Marshale8e6, removable storage
Report: Conficker in attack mode
News Security expert says the worm now installs Waledac on machines, sending out e-mail spam without the computer owner's knowledge, news agency reports.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Malware, Xinhua News Agency, Antivirus Software, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Waledac, computer
Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect fireworks
News Worm's latest variant is set to start hitting random domains on April 1. But security experts say the damage might not be as serious as the hype suggests.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, Domain, USB Flash Drive, Storage, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, removable storage, computer
Conficker spreads as Waledec delivers mal-entine
News The Conficker/Downadup worm continues spreading via a Windows hole and USB devices, while a Waledec worm tricks victims with Valentine e-mail.
Tags: Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Security, Worm, removable storage, built-in password-cracker, computer worm, Password, antivirus
Spam increasing again after shutdown of hosting company
News Two weeks after hosting provider McColo was shut down, the volume of spam is increasing again as stranded botnets get connected to new domains.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, MessageLabs Ltd., Domain, Spamming, Spam, Bot, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Spammer
Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload
News Conficker is updating itself on infected computers via peer-to-peer and is programmed to stop running on May 3, Trend Micro researchers say.
Tags: PC security, Network security, CNN, Security, Worm, David Perry, Trend Micro Inc., host machine, removable storage, P2P
Countdown to Conficker
News Researchers say the worm is awake on computers in Asia where it's already April 1, but so far it hasn't taken much action.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Asia, Worm, Domain, Trend Micro Inc., IBM ISS, removable storage, P2P, computer
Conficker postmortem: Hype distracted but threat is real
News Experts say media hype of Conficker worm may have distracted people from the real but less sexy threat--the ongoing, everyday risks on the Internet.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Worm, Conficker Working Group, removable storage, computer, virus, network, researcher, Internet
