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;