“Conficker“ is a computer worm that targets the Microsoft Windows operating system its also know for its aliases “kido”, “downup” and “downadup.” According to the New York Times, the Conficker worm now controls more than five million computers in more than 200 countries – business, government and home computers alike. The worm takes advantage of the windows network service vulnerability to be able to link them to a virtual computer that can be controlled remotely by its authors, it is said to have used a combination of advanced “malware” techniques which made it almost impossible to counter.[...] Read More