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Case Conficker / Downadup
Mikko Hypponen & Patrik Runald
F-Secure Corporation

Species Conference
February 2, 2009
Amsterdam

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zr-nE74VQc

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/

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  • why do all heads of computer firms have ponytails?

  • the only reason mac has less viruses is because mac isn't used as widely. hackers go after the more popular network to infect more computers. BUT i remember Mac caught its first virus the ruined the computer that cost Mac millions

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  • IP Ranges out of the US aren't homefree. The only Geo-IP Database that's protected is that of the Ukraine. Everyone else is vulnerable. Fucking idiot.

  • Based on what professional hackers stated in the last couple of years and proved in their conferences is that the operating system security is, from best to worst, as follows: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X. A similar hierarchy is harder to establish for viruses but it think it would be the same.

  • Mac isn't any safer than Windows, in fact, it's probably less safe.

    Just because there are far less cases of infection on Mac than Windows, doesn't mean it has anything to do with Mac's security. Hackers simply write malware for Windows because it's far more popular than Mac. And because there is less malware for Mac, that probably means there are less Anti-Virus programs for Mac. However, Macs are becoming more popular and no doubt, in the next year or so, heaps more viruses will appear.

  • From what I understand, Conficker would have the capacity to take down entire telecommunications and internet systems. I don't think it's a joke. Consider who might benefit from something like that.

  • Lol. Conficker was made by a large organization that is working with the antivirus companies. Look at what it does. NOTHING. It's been so long since it's done anything. The reason they made it is to highten ad revenue for antivirus companies with their "so called" conficker removal tools, etc. The website traffic they received probably increased by 100x. Conficker will do nothing at all. Relax people.

  • @jas03000 you don't have time to visit barber when you're coding all day long!

  • The Windows world is so sad...

  • the reason theres hardly any on Mac is because, whether you like it or not PCs using Windows have a higher market share so why bother developing viruses for something that isn't used as much, same thing with IE and FireFox, more are developed for IE as its more common

  • conspiracy...

  • It's just funny.

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