Conflicker is Alive
by Wyatt WalterThe makers of Conflicker or no longer April-foolin’ around. The virus spread around for months using a Microsoft vulnerability in Windows that was patched in October, but was idle until April 1. On that April 1 date, the virus started retrieving instructions from the makers, turning any machine infected into member of a giant botnet. It has been estimated that over 12 million PCs have been infected so far. At first, the virus did nothing. Now, it’s been reported that the virus is active and downloading payloads.
A lot of speculation went into what the makers’ intent for the virus was. It appears that we know their intent – for now. The virus is spreading fake pay-for software tricking users into buying fake antivirus software and other assorted fake to make money.
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Apr 12th, 2009
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