| Microsoft warns of malware exploiting known vulnerability Microsoft is warning users of a rise in attacks on a vulnerability in Windows that could trigger a worm infestation on networks, and the company is encouraging companies to apply an emergency patch released in October. Conficker Worm Attack Getting Worse: Protect Yourself Millions of Windows computers have been infected by a new computer worm dubbed "Conficker." The situation is "not getting better," but rather is "getting worse," according to security software vendor F-Secure. Panda Security: Downadup worm now infects 1 in every 16 PCs The computer worm responsible for the biggest attack in years has infected at least 1 out of every 16 PCs worldwide, a security company said Wednesday, and may have managed to compromise as many as nearly 1 in 3. 'Amazing' worm attack infects 9 million PCs Calling the scope of the attack "amazing," security researchers at F-Secure Friday said that 6.5 million Windows PCs have been infected by the "Downadup" worm in the last four days, and that nearly 9 million have been compromised in just over two weeks. Researcher: Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours The computer worm that exploits a months-old Windows bug has infected more than a million PCs in the past 24 hours, a security company said Wednesday. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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