The wicked worm that wasn't
Date: April 06, 2009Source: CNET News.com
Conficker was expected to shut down security services, block computers from connecting to security Web sites, and download a Trojan. It was also expected to reach out to other infected computers via peer-to-peer networking and include a list of 50,000 different domains, of which 500 would be contacted by the infected computer on April 1 to receive updated copies or other malware or instructions.
Then nothing happened. Was it all an elaborate April Fools' joke?
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