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New Rampant Windows Worm Siezes 8 Million Business PCs in a Week

January 19, 2009

New Rampant Windows Worm Siezes 8 Million Business PCs in a Week

DailyTech, By Jason Mick

Last week the international community was hit by one of the worst viral internet attacks to take over the corporate world in recent years.  The worm -- which goes by the names Downadup, Conficker, or Kido -- had infected 8 million computers, almost all on corporate networks, by Friday. Kaspersky Lab's security analyst, Eddy Willems, comments on the situation. Read more...

New Rampant Windows Worm Siezes 8 Million Business PCs in a Week

New Rampant Windows Worm Siezes 8 Million Business PCs in a Week
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