At the same time, it raised calls for security researchers to steal a trick from their black hat counterparts.Ī worm takes advantage of security holes in ubiquitous software-in this case, Microsoft Windows-to spread copies of itself. Although no one knew what was to come, the worm’s sophistication provided a stark example of how the global malware industry is evolving into a model of corporate efficiency. The malware slipped into machines running the Windows operating system and waited quietly for April Fools’ Day (the timing did not go unnoticed), when it was scheduled to download and execute a new set of instructions. Since it first appeared last November, the malicious software known as the Conficker worm has established itself as one of the most powerful threats the Internet has seen in years, infecting an estimated 10 million computers worldwide. Computer users could be forgiven if they kept their machines off on April 1.
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