Conficker = Bad Joke? Or Big Trouble?
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So the nasty little conficker virus, which uses brute force to guess admin passwords, disables Windows Security Center, Defender, amongst many other things, is set to go off on April 1. Some are speculating as to whether this is a (really) bad April's Fool Day prank or the real deal. Either way, it's a headache. If it's a legit threat, it would be a disaster of seismic proportion. Here's an article about how you can try and protect your PC. Good luck fellow Windows users.
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*Shakes in boots* 
Who in the h3ll would name their virus CornFu(ker anyway? 
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Well I guess this baby is real................
Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker arrest
Microsoft on Thursday said it is offering a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for creating the Conficker Internet worm that has infected millions of PCs.
Microsoft said it is offering the reward because the worm constitutes a "criminal attack" and offering compensation should hasten prosecution. Residents of any country are eligible for the reward and should contact their international law enforcement authorities, the company said in a statement.
Microsoft also announced that it has partnered with security companies, domain name providers, and others on a coordinated global response to the worm, also known as Downadup. Participating are: the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), VeriSign, NeuStar, CNNIC, Afilias, Public Internet Registry, Global Domains International, M1D Global, AOL, Symantec, F-Secure, ISC, Georgia Tech, the Shadowserver Foundation, Arbor Networks, and Support Intelligence
... my mom actually called me yesterday to tell me about this... She thought maybe DoGG stood a chance at nabbin the sucker! 
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Doesn't brute force usually take a long time guessing passwords anyhow? Either way, better to be safe than sorry.