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    Conficker worm plays no tricks on April Fools' Day (AFP/Getty Images/File)

    A New York computer user. The Conficker worm's April 1st trigger date came and went without the bedeviling computer virus causing any mischief but security specialists warn that the threat is far from over.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP/Getty Images/File - The Conficker worm's April 1st trigger date came and went without the bedeviling computer virus causing any mischief but security specialists warn that the threat is far from over.


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    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:33:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker Worm Is Much Ado About Nothing (PC World)
    PC World - The Conficker Worm is like the Paris Hilton of computer security: Famous solely for being famous. Neither has actually ever done anything of note. But, at least Paris has a sense of humor about her celebrity. Conficker just wastes people's time. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker worm reaches go time, to no effect (AP)
    AP - The malicious Conficker Internet worm got more aggressive about trying to reach its creators Wednesday, but computer security researchers appeared correct in their predictions that the effects would be muted. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:26:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker D-Day Arrives; Worm Phones Home (Quietly) (PC World)
    PC World - The Conficker worm today has begun to phone home for instructions but has done little else. Conficker was programmed to today begin actively visiting 500 out of 50,000 randomly generated web addresses to receive new instructions on how to behave. Conficker has begun to do this, according to security company F-Secure, but so far no doomsday scenarios have emerged. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:32:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    VeriSign app turns iPhone into security device (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - It seems oddly appropriate to talk about security today. Between malware and identity theft, everyone has more to think about these days. Many services are adopting multi-factor authentication in order to better protect their users. This generally involves a little dongle attached to your keychain that reads out a new, random number after a short period of time. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker worm digs in around the world (AFP)

    A New York computer user. Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date.


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    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:20:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Mysterious virus quiet, but attack may be in works (Reuters)
    Reuters - Malicious software installed on millions of computers has yet to wreak havoc on technology systems worldwide as some fear, but researchers warned that the "Conficker worm" could still strike in the future. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:41:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    A Message For Your IT Director About the Conficker Worm (PC World)
    PC World - Many businesses often wait to push Windows Updates to computers on a network. IT Directors tend to prevent updates and patches our of concern for how those updates will conflict with your server or network. Allowing automatic updates could potentially break your operations. -- read full article
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker worm digs in around the world (AFP)

    A New York computer user. Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date.


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    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:32:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Group Takes Conficker Fight to a New Level (PC World)
    PC World - Forming a global alliance to fight cybercrime isn't easy, and building an organization that can stay one step ahead of cyber crooks in more than 100 countries is close to impossible. But a band of volunteers calling itself Conficker Working Group thinks it can do it. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:40:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Computer experts brace for "Conficker" worm (Reuters)
    Reuters - A malicious software program that has infected millions of computers could enter a more menacing phase on Wednesday, from an outright attack to a quiet mutation that would further its spread. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:17:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fake Security Software Scammers Jump on Conficker (PC World)
    PC World - Google's search rankings are being stuffed with links to fake security software that purports to remove Conficker, a widespread worm that's currently the Internet's number one security threat, but doesn't. -- read full article
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Lawmakers OK funding for Miss. cybercrime unit (AP)
    AP - The cybercrime center in Attorney General Jim Hood's office could get up to a half-million dollars more in state funding if Gov. Haley Barbour signs a bill that increases fines to generate the money. -- read full article
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:14:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Don't fret about Conficker: Here's what to do (AP)
    AP - The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It's unclear whether everyday PC users will even notice, but this is as good an excuse as any to make sure your computer is clean. -- read full article
    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:07:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Spam Case (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Virginia spam case, effectively upholding a September decision that found the state's anti-spam law to be unconstitutional. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:12:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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