Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while also trying to attack more machines. Conficker, which takes ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It's unclear ...

This story was written by CNET's Elinor Mills. The Conficker worm that has infected millions of Windows-based computers will likely be used to send spam and steal data much like one of the nastiest ...

The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday -- April Fools' Day. That's when many of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday -- April Fools' Day.

NEW YORK Security experts say some Conficker-infected computers - those poisoned with the latest version of the worm - started "phoning home" for instructions more aggressively Wednesday, trying ...

There’s no question that Conficker, aka Downadup, is a nasty piece of work. As a computer worm, it’s insidiously crafted to take control of an infected Windows PC, disable anti-malware protection and ...

The security industry is currently riding high on a string of successful malware-friendly ISP takedowns, but the rising specter of a new major botnet has driven spam levels back to previous levels ...

Come April 1, the latest version of Conficker, the malicious computer worm that has infected millions of computers in the creation of a global botnet, is set to launch a new update mechanism that will ...

Graphic: Diego Aguirre Security watchdogs warn that millions could be affected by the Conficker worm tomorrow — unfortunately, this is not in an April Fool’s Day joke. Over nine million PCs are ...

The Conficker worm doesn’t directly have anything to do with NAC, but as is the case when any pervasive attack becomes high profile, vendors leap in to point out how their products could have ...

April 1 may not have turned into the D-day that some feared Conficker might create, but the newest version of the worm (Conficker.C) is still out in the wild with mischief on its mind. The malware's ...