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I've just heard everyone talking about this big computer virus that is supposed to hit at 12am tonight. Where can i find some info on it? I tried to find it on CNN but i don't know a whole lot about it so i couldn't find it.
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The virus is called Conficker. People are exploiting fear regarding a little bit of knowledge about it. Yes, it has a subsantial footprint right now, yes it's insidious, yes we know it's scheduled to do something on April 1. But the point is we don't know what it will do. Right all we know is that all "bots" (infected PCs) will begin calling in for instructions, on April 1. That instruction may DOS a government site, withdraw funds for XYZ accounts and divert here, report your status, send these spam items, or simply may be, wait for further instructions.
Think of it as a sleeper cell.
The virus is called Conficker. People are exploiting fear regarding a little bit of knowledge about it. Yes, it has a subsantial footprint right now, yes it's insidious, yes we know it's scheduled to do something on April 1. But the point is we don't know what it will do. Right all we know is that all "bots" (infected PCs) will begin calling in for instructions, on April 1. That instruction may DOS a government site, withdraw funds for XYZ accounts and divert here, report your status, send these spam items, or simply may be, wait for further instructions.
Think of it as a sleeper cell.
How do I find the names to some computer virus?
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I need to find some computer virus names and the description of them?
Answer
If you type this link into your address bar, you will be able to search through a virus encyclopedia. You will get names, definitions, and a whole bunch of other useful info about each virus.
Here is the link:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default.asp
You can just click on the link and that should work.
P.S. you don't have to do a full search here, you can just browse through all the known viruses.
If you type this link into your address bar, you will be able to search through a virus encyclopedia. You will get names, definitions, and a whole bunch of other useful info about each virus.
Here is the link:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default.asp
You can just click on the link and that should work.
P.S. you don't have to do a full search here, you can just browse through all the known viruses.
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