Conficker's First Birthday Looms - Seven Million IPs Still Infected
As Conficker approaches the first anniversary of its appearance in the wild, the Shadowserver Foundation says that at least seven million IP addresses — each representing one or more computers — are now infected by the worm.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/4941/confickers-first-birthday-looms-seven-million-ips-still-infected/
Perhaps a very good idea for the seven millions to look at the free:
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Antimalware Software under:
https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
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-Urs