Conficker Infects 7 Million Computers

Conficker Infects 7 Million Computers

IT Support is imperative as the Conficker worm has now infected more than 7 million computers, IT security experts estimate.
They have been able to keep track of Conficker infections by cracking the algorithm the worm uses to look for instructions on the Internet. Conficker has several ways of receiving instructions, so the bad guys have still been able to control PCs, but by monitoring servers researchers have a good idea of how many machines are infected.

Although Conficker is probably the computer worm most known about, PCs continue to get infected by it, said Andre DiMino, co-founder of The Shadowserver Foundation. "The trend is definitely increasing and breaking 7 million is pretty much of a landmark event," he said.

Conficker first caught the attention of security IT experts in November 2008 and received widespread media attention in early 2009. It has proved adept at re-infecting systems even after being removed.