New Virus’ Worst Punch May Be Yet to Come
The devious worm that has infected up to 9 million personal computers worldwide may be just the first stage of a malicious attack, the New York Times reports. The so-called Conficker or Downadup virus, which exploits a Microsoft Windows vulnerability, pulls infected computers into systems called botnets that can be controlled by the worm’s creator. Security experts expect the “botnet herder” to send out programming instructions in the next few weeks for some yet-unknown illegal activity.
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