Video - Conficker Worm Remains a Threat

Three years after its initial release, the Conficker Worm remains a threat in the enterprise.

Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. It uses flaws in Windows software and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use of many advanced malware techniques. At its peak, the Conficker had infected an estimated seven million government, business and home computers in more than 200 countries, making it the largest known computer worm infection since the 2003 SQL Slammer.

David Pack, Manager of LogRhythm Labs, examines the impact, pervasiveness and possible mitigation of this and other malware security threats.

David Pack,

Manager, LogRhythm Labs
Originally presented on November 21, 2011.