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+ | '''Conficker''', also known as '''Downup''', '''Downadup''' and '''Kido''', is a [[computer worm]] targeting the [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]] that was first detected in November 2008.<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx</ref> It uses flaws in Windows OS software and [[dictionary attack]]s on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a [[botnet]], and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use of many advanced malware techniques.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/technology/27compute.html</ref><ref name="atlantic-1">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/06/the-enemy-within/8098/</ref> The Conficker worm infected millions of computers including government, business and home computers in over 190 countries, making it the largest known computer worm infection since the 2003 [[Welchia]].<ref name="nytimes-2">https://nytimes.com/2009/01/23/technology/internet/23worm.html</ref> | ||
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+ | One worrisome possibility is that Conficker's army of zombie PC's could present the "Internet emergency" that authorities (the U.S. government in particular) have long warned about — a sustained attack of such scale and resilience that the network is brought to its knees. The sleeping giant Conficker may be designed specifically to launch just that conflict. | ||
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*[http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/wiki/ Conficker Working Group Home Page] | *[http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/wiki/ Conficker Working Group Home Page] | ||
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Type | software |
Author(s) | • NSA • Mossad |
Government-sponsored malware |
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008.[1] It uses flaws in Windows OS software and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use of many advanced malware techniques.[2][3] The Conficker worm infected millions of computers including government, business and home computers in over 190 countries, making it the largest known computer worm infection since the 2003 Welchia.[4]
Related Document
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Conficker, Cyber Emergency, and the Internet Kill Switch | article | 11 July 2010 | Kai Tischen |
One worrisome possibility is that Conficker's army of zombie PC's could present the "Internet emergency" that authorities (the U.S. government in particular) have long warned about — a sustained attack of such scale and resilience that the network is brought to its knees. The sleeping giant Conficker may be designed specifically to launch just that conflict.