Down but not out: Conficker camouflages new Windows infections

JMH · Apr 30, 2012

Crippled botnet still dangerous, makes PCs vulnerable to follow-up malware attacks

Windows PCs infected with Conficker are more likely to be compromised by other malware because the worm masks those secondary infections and makes those machines easier to exploit, a security expert said.

That's the biggest reason why Conficker, although crippled and seemingly abandoned by its makers, remains a threat and should be eradicated, said Rodney Joffe, senior technologist at Neustar and a cybersecurity adviser to the White House.

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Down but not out: Conficker camouflages new Windows infections

JMH

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