What made Conficker so huge, when it hit in late 2008, was the mystery surrounding it. Ooooh, Conficker.
It had a scary-sounding name and, even scarier, it wasn't really doing anything…yet.
Conficker was assembling an army of computers, called a botnet, but no one was sure where the battle would be.
The virus was telling the infected
computers, now potentially zombies, to contact specific sites on certain
days...was it to obtain further instructions? Their orders? Who knows?
Most companies and governments
installed security patches to protect their computer systems, but some
infected machines remain out there, still part of the army.
In theory, they're still ready to serve if Conficker calls.
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