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| − | '''Conficker''' ''(a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido)'' is a notorious [[computer worm]] which was first detected in November | + | '''Conficker''' ''(a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido)'' is a notorious [[computer worm]] which was first detected in November 2008. It targeted port 445 of the [[Windows XP]] [[operating system]], trying to pull [[computer]]s into its [[botnet]]. Although efforts have been made to stop it, this worm is still on the loose among older vulnerable systems.<ref>''Worm: The First Digital World War'' by Mark Bowden</ref><ref>https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php</ref> Perhaps the greatest threat to it is obsolescence, since it cannot infect the newer patched [[Windows]] systems, [[Linux]] systems, or the [[Mac OS]]. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * In November | + | * In November 2015 (seven years later), the news broke that Conficker was found pre-installed on [[police]] [[body cameras]] provided by [[Martel Electronics]]<ref>http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/police-body-cams-found-pre-installed-with-notorious-conficker-worm</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 13:52, June 28, 2016
Conficker (a.k.a. Downup, Downadup or Kido) is a notorious computer worm which was first detected in November 2008. It targeted port 445 of the Windows XP operating system, trying to pull computers into its botnet. Although efforts have been made to stop it, this worm is still on the loose among older vulnerable systems.[1][2] Perhaps the greatest threat to it is obsolescence, since it cannot infect the newer patched Windows systems, Linux systems, or the Mac OS.
Notes
- In November 2015 (seven years later), the news broke that Conficker was found pre-installed on police body cameras provided by Martel Electronics[3]
References
- ↑ Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden
- ↑ https://www.sans.org/security-resources/malwarefaq/conficker-worm.php
- ↑ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/police-body-cams-found-pre-installed-with-notorious-conficker-worm