DocumentCode :
1294522
Title :
On the Trail of the Conficker Worm
Author :
Lawton, George
Volume :
42
Issue :
6
fYear :
2009
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
19
Lastpage :
22
Abstract :
The recent Conficker worm has garnered considerable attention by infecting millions of machines and having the potential to cause many problems. Conficker has created a new level of cohesion between security, domain-name-administration, routing, and code-analysis professionals, according to the Shadowserver Foundation´s Di Mino.
Keywords :
invasive software; Conficker worm; code-analysis professionals; domain-name-administration; Buffer overflow; Centralized control; Computer hacking; Computer security; Computer worms; File systems; Information security; Uniform resource locators; Universal Serial Bus; Viruses (medical); Buffer overflow; Conficker; Malware; Security and privacy; Worms;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Computer
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9162
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2009.198
Filename :
5199587
Link To Document :
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