What Does Conficker Mean?
Conficker is a worm that infects computers running the Windows operating system by using known flaws in Windows. Conficker uses dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to hijack machines and link them to a virtual machine that is remotely controlled by its creator.
Techopedia Explains Conficker
Conficker was first detected in November of 2008. It spread so rapidly that it was considered to be the biggest computer worm infection since the SQL Slammer of 2003. Researchers believe that by January 2009, it had affected more than 9 million home, business and government computers in more than 200 countries.
