20090922 Vista 7 Exploits Abound Conficker Back and Attacking Massively
From s5h.net
With Exploits on the Way, It's Critical Win 7 Testers Run Tool to Safeguard Their PCs
Update 1 11:21 p.m., Mon. Sept 21, 2009: Some users are reporting trouble running the tool to disable the SMB. As Microsoft's security advisory lists the Windows 7 RC (see the Faq, it's not in the lists OS's) as affected, and says to follow the advised steps, its unclear what to do here. Brandon Hill tried to run the tool in the 64-bit version of the release candidate, like the commenter did, and confirmed that it fails. Its unclear if the tool works for 32-bit release candidates, the betas, or none of the Windows 7 releases at all. We'll update further as we get more details.
http://www.dailytech.com/With+Exploits+on+the+Way+Its+Critical+Win+7+Testers+Run+Tool+to+Safeguard+Their+PCs/article16298.htm Internet meltdown threat: Conficker worm refuses to turn
The brightest minds in technology and government are finding it "almost impossible" to defeat the Conficker worm, which has infected more than 5 million computers and, experts say, could be used to knock down the internet in entire countries. The worm, first detected in November last year, spreads rapidly to computers through a flaw in the Windows operating system.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/internet-meltdown-threat-conficker-worm-refuses-to-turn-20090922-fzlh.html Clampi computer virus threatens online banking customers
Only computers running various Windows operating systems are affected. The virus cannot install itself on Linux based systems.
http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/5174/
Related: Bots rule in cyberspace
USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses and to mine for sensitive personal data.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
