To make sure that your antivirus software protects your system against the latest threats, always use the most recent DAT files. Evron and several other analysts said Wednesday’s change could simply give Conficker enhanced functionality, possibly making it more dangerous. Virus definition or DAT files contain signatures and other information that our antivirus products use to protect your computer against existing and new potential threats. The virus has been powerful enough to attack infected computers for months by exploiting weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. It can destroy files, it can connect to addresses on the Internet and it can forward your e-mail,” said Gadi Evron, an expert on botnets who helps governments protect against cyber crime.īut like many security experts, he doubts Wednesday will see a big attack. PC Medic is a centrally administered desktop client that protects supported PCs from system and. “It can be used to attack as well as to spy. The Self ServiceDesk suite also includes PC Medic, McAfees PC diagnostics software package.
REUTERS/Nicky LohĬomputer security experts who have analyzed the Conficker worm’s code say it is designed to begin a new phase on April 1, and while it’s unclear whether it will unleash havoc or remain dormant, its stubborn presence is rattling businesses with multimillion-dollar budgets to fight cyber crime.Ĭonficker, believed to reside on 2 million to 12 million computers worldwide, is designed to turn an infected PC into a slave that responds to commands sent from a remote server that controls an army of slave computers known as a botnet. An employee poses with the low-cost Asus Eee PC laptop inside a mall in Taipei February 25, 2009.
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