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(devil)The Conficker worm—as in an online worm, a type of virus that lives unnoticed in your PC while spreading itself to others over the Internet—has been one of the hottest online-security stories over the past few months. The worm started infecting systems big-time last fall. But the biggest chapter in this story might be yet to come.
Up to now, Conficker, which affects only Windows computers, has clogged networks and infected an estimated 12 million computers. It's also been able to shut down antivirus and other security software. "But it hasn't implemented a nasty functionality, yet," says Ed Skoudis, co-founder of IntelGuardians.
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Up to now, Conficker, which affects only Windows computers, has clogged networks and infected an estimated 12 million computers. It's also been able to shut down antivirus and other security software. "But it hasn't implemented a nasty functionality, yet," says Ed Skoudis, co-founder of IntelGuardians.
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