Symantec: Conficker Only bluff!

JAKARTA - welcome tomorrow April 1, Conficker dikabarkan virus attack will start with the new algorithm. Symantec and partners Conficker Working Group does not need to request a public panic.



Quoted by the official description of Symantec, on Tuesday (31/3/2009), has determined that on 1 April a malware variants with the new name W32.Downadup.C will start using a new algorithm to determine the domain which will be contacted. No other actions identified will occur on 1 April.

Further they stated, may be the systems that will W32.Downadup.C infected with malware update in the new version over on 1 April with the domain-domain contact in the list of new domain. However, these systems can be updated at any date before April 1, and using the update method of peer-to-peer that is found in W32.Downadup.C.

"This issue certainly needs to get attention. However, large-scale cyber-related event that is estimated Downadup appear on 1 April has not really going to happen," said Ronnie Ng, manager, Systems Engineering, India, Symantec.

In fact, go Ronnie, the author or the Downadup may not expect that this malware will get attention now so big as this. Most of the time malware is designed to be used by some types of crime with the purpose of financial gain.

"In order to succeed, measures such as crime in general is done in stealth. Therefore, it is very strange that a big event will occur on April 1, even kemungkinkan the occurrence of a major incident will be smaller because the amount of attention given on the day, "he said.

As usual, Symantec recommends users to the software from the general public to ensure that their security software up-to-date with the latest antivirus signatures and security updates automatically in their system.

Symantec also recommends to companies to continue to implement the important security patch, make sure their security software up-to-date, clean the infected system by Downadup using any version of the tool and guide remover malware / viruses that are available, and evaluate the best practice security in accordance with policies and procedures that apply in the company