Conficker: Over 300,000 Domains Blocked, Millions Infected (Linux Today)

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InternetNews: "With just hours to go before the widespread Conficker worm is expected to activate, researchers say they're relying on new efforts to help mitigate the risk and detect the worm itself."

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/se...r_worm_strikes_militar.html?wprss=securityfix


an ATM in the capital city of Reykjavik began spewing 100-Krona notes. Banking officials there reportedly said the Microsoft Windows-based based bank system began disbursing the bills after a local prankster crammed an infected USB stick into the maw of the teller machine.


Windows running an atm? With an exposed sub port? Brilliant!

 

[imneazmh]

There are several ways you can try to protect yourself from Conficker. These include disabling AutoRun, since Conficker can spread by infected USB drives; using current anti-virus software; use Windows' own malicious software removal tool; or, switch to OpenDNS for your DNS service. (source: linuxtoday)