[News] [Rival] Developing World Crippled by Windows Zombies
Roy Schestowitz
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Conficker jams up developing interwebs
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| The infamous Conficker worm has
| disproportionally affected computer systems
| in the developing world, according to new
| research.
|
| Despite high profile infection at the UK's
| Ministry of Defence and a series of British
| hospitals, to cite just a few examples,
| Conficker has proportionally affected systems
| in Africa and south America far more.
| Developing nations have become "malware
| ghettos", stats from Shadowserver suggest.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/17/conficker/
Recent:
How B.C. hospitals deal with Conficker
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| Its security measures include Microsoft
| Corp.’s Forefront Client Security, plus a
| firewall from Check Point Software
| Technologies Ltd. of Redwood, City, Calif.
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http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/how-b-c-hospitals-deal-with-conficker/139289
Conficker, Still Infecting Windows Machines a Year Later, Remains an Enigma
Worm Infections Explode Thanks to Conficker and Taterf
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| The volume of worm infections exploded in
| the first half of 2009, compared with the
| second half of 2008, according to
| Microsoft. In volume seven of the Microsoft
| Security Intelligence Report (SIRv7), the
| Redmond company indicates that Conficker
| and Taterf have made worm infections second
| only to those caused by miscellaneous
| Trojans. According to the software giant,
| worms such as Conficker and Taterf are
| designed to exploit unsecured file shares,
| as well as infect removable storage
| devices, while spreading from one machine
| to another. Microsoft warned that, unlike
| home users, enterprise IT environments were
| more exposed to the threat presented by
| worms because of unsecured file shares and
| removable storage.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Worm-Infections-Explode-Thanks-to-Conficker-and-Taterf-125883.shtml
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> Conficker jams up developing interwebs
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> | The infamous Conficker worm has
> | disproportionally affected computer systems
> | in the developing world, according to new
> | research.
> |
> | Despite high profile infection at the UK's
> | Ministry of Defence and a series of British
> | hospitals, to cite just a few examples,
> | Conficker has proportionally affected systems
> | in Africa and south America far more.
> | Developing nations have become "malware
> | ghettos", stats from Shadowserver suggest.
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/17/conficker/
The only thing to do is start fining people running
windump computers with viruses.
Use the money to promote Linux in government,
schools and industry.
Clogwog
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Terry and chris might like your "intelligent" idea!
<chuckle>
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> Use the money to promote Linux in government,
> schools and industry.
>
If I ever need a brain transplant, I'd choose yours because I'd want a brain
that had never been used.
Roy Schestowitz
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____/ 7 on Friday 18 Dec 2009 19:01 : \____
South America is doing this.
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Chris Ahlstrom
> ____/ 7 on Friday 18 Dec 2009 19:01 : \____
>>
>> The only thing to do is start fining people running
>> windump computers with viruses.
>>
>> Use the money to promote Linux in government,
>> schools and industry.
>
> South America is doing this.
Brazil was pretty hot on Microsoft's "Linux Heat Map" LOL.
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Roy Schestowitz
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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 19 Dec 2009 04:42 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz pulled this Usenet boner:
>
>> ____/ 7 on Friday 18 Dec 2009 19:01 : \____
>>>
>>> The only thing to do is start fining people running
>>> windump computers with viruses.
>>>
>>> Use the money to promote Linux in government,
>>> schools and industry.
>>
>> South America is doing this.
>
> Brazil was pretty hot on Microsoft's "Linux Heat Map" LOL.
*Ballmer rubs napalm bomb*
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Chris Ahlstrom
> this wine is particularly heavy, and is mostly recommended for hand-to-hand
> combat. -- Eric Idle
I prefer emetic wines, meself.
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