- CoNFicker ransomware gets a backup: Saramat version emerges. CoNFicker virus operates as a crypto-virus which encodes files and demands payment.
- In recent years, one of the most infectious among these has been the Conficker worm, which at its peak in 2008 managed to infect 7 million computers worldwide.
- Conficker or Downadup is a quick-spreading virus that aims a malicious in Windows OS. Millions of workstations have affected by Conficker Worm Virus.
- This article written by MiniTool Tech reviews one of the world’s most infectious and sophisticated computer viruses – Conficker.
- This Conficker Virus first reared it's ugly head in British corporations back in 2008 and has quietly been making it's rounds every since.
- Since SQL Slammer in 2003 Confliker is supposed to be one of the most widespread virus. The other name of Conficker is Kido, Downup and Downadup.
- Select Windows Security and then click the button at the top of the page labeled Open Windows Security. Windows Security. Select Virus & threat protection.
- The Conficker virus (aka Downup virus, Downandup virus, Conflicker virus, and Kido virus) is a worm.
- Although no one is quite sure how many computers have already been infected by Conficker, estimates place the number upwards of a couple of million.