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Just when you thought it was over, he is not. Far from there.
The rise and fall of the Conficker worm and the transition from activity on April 1st has allowed researchers and anti-virus companies to better understand the virus and its impact. While April Fools was supposed to be the day of judgment for Conficker, it was not and still is not a joke.
The viruses often come with a trigger date, as CNET points out. And while many 
The media does what he does and reports on the news. While or even I can not always get the facts, the momentum is still there.
In a "Conficker Postmortem" CNET examines the media frenzy and points to a humorous parody Wired ran a live blog of the false "Conficker Worm War Room." CNET also points out that " New York Times called an" unthinkable disaster "in the making. 60 
The positive result of this hype is that it draws attention to an ongoing problem for an audience who never considered themselves vulnerable to these questions. In my world, even friends Facebook and Twitter followers who 
"your mother's virus" as we knew it, became a part of popular culture. In a sense, this is a good thing, because it is now talk of the water cooler with the same level of buzz that Britney Spears will hazelnuts. We in the security community could not ask for more and better attention, which can potentially engage an army of security moms. Thank you, Conficker!
However, Conficker is the most sophisticated virus to date and is still waiting to strike, which may well lead to data breaches and identity theft. As the virus continues to call home for further updates to be delivered, the researchers determined about 3.5 to 4 million computers are infected on the botnet Conficker, which is the most powerful and dangerous aspect of Conficker.
global total of infected computers can still be between 10 and 15 million. Many who have a dormant virus that has the ability to wreak havoc, or may have already been rendered powerless by anti-virus vendors and IT administrators who have benefited many solutions of McAfee and others.
What the public needs to understand is this infection is all but over. home telephones virus every day in search of his next round of updates, which could still be catastrophic if the virus never reaches its full potential.
The risk here is that a virus of this type has a technology that can disable antivirus software and prevents access to many websites that provide automatic security updates, including Windows.
Today, Brian Krebs of Washington Post emphasizes the similarity with potential Y2K bug, as I did last week. "In a sense, the response to Conficker could be compared to that of Y2K: Many smart people threw a lot of resources and 
the attention Conficker on itself rallied security professionals to be on their highest guard, which is exactly where they should be.
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Robert Siciliano is CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, an expert on identity theft, professional speaker, security analyst, published author and television news correspondent. Siciliano works with Fortune 1000 and start-up companies as a consultant on product launches, branding, messaging, representation, SEO and media. the thoughts and advice of Siciliano on all these issues often appear in both television and print media news, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, Forbes and USA Today. He has 25 years of safety training as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He is the author of two books, including The Safety Minute: Living on high alert; How to take control of your personal safety and to prevent fraud . He also established a partnership with Uni-Ball to help raise awareness of the growing threat of identity theft and provide tips on how you can protect yourself.