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Introduction
As news comes out about conficker it has proved to be good, bad, inaccurate, accurate, and sometimes indifferent. We have started a list of different articles that we have found without rendering any judgement. There is some value in each, and what you are able to take away will depend on your view and needs. If you find any issues, errors, or have additions to add to our list, please email conficker-news@shadowserver.org.
Chronological Order
March 2009
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | April Fools Day virus - protect yourself now | Examiner |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker virus may hit on April 1 | Republica |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | ﻒﻳﺭﻮﺳ ﺝﺪﻳﺩ ﻢﻧ Conficker ﺲﻴﺿﺮﺑ ﺐﻗﻭﺓ ﻒﻳ ﺃﻮﻟ ﺄﺑﺮﻴﻟ | ArabNet5 |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | 만우절 악성코드 주의보 | DT-KR |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker could strike again on April 1 | Tech Whack |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker virus may hit on April 1 | Republica |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | ﺮﺒﻋ ﻢﻠﻳﻮﻧ ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻢﻧ ﻡﺎﻴﻛﺭﻮﺳﻮﻔﺗ ﻞﻤﻧ ﻱﺪﻠﻳ ﺐﻤﻌﻟﻮﻣﺎﺗ ﻊﻨﻤﺑﺮﻤﺟ ﻒﻳﺭﻮﺳ ﻙﻮﻨﻔﻛﺭ | Sabq |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Attention. Conficker, le virus informatique le plus puissant de l’histoire arrive… | Le Post |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker virus may hit on April 1 | Republica |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Alarm im Internet: Der Mafia-Virus "Conficker" geht um! | Abendzeitung |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Vírus Conficker infecta parlamento inglês | Abril |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Ο ιός Conficker χτυπά το Βρετανικό Κοινοβούλιο | PC Mag GR |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | 1 апреля: День Дурака или День Conficker'a ? | Cyber Security RU |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | New Conficker Threat April 1st | About.com |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker: Don`t Be Made a Fool April 1 | Channel Insider |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | 世界最強電腦病毒Conflicker愚人節再變種 | China Times |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Conficker.C slår til 1. april | IT Pro |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Computer early birds can catch this worm | Kalamazoo Gazette |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Kein Scherz: Internetwurm Conficker ändert am 1. April seine Taktik Wochenendzusammenfassung | PR Inside |
| Saturday, 28 March 2009 | Conficker: Loathing the FUD and Misunderstanding | Information Week |
| Saturday, 28 March 2009 | Internet Worm 'Time Bomb' Set For April 1 | SkyNews |
| Saturday, 28 March 2009 | 'Dangerous' computer worm no cause for alarm: Experts | Ottawa Citizen |
| Saturday, 28 March 2009 | Conficker: world's greatest April Fool's joke or 'digital Pearl Harbor'? | CBC News |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker Worm Worries Exaggerated | Information Week |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | April Fool's Conficker Threat is Likely Hype | PC World |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | How Much Is Conficker Really Impacting Enterprises? | eWeek |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | 'Dangerous' computer worm no cause for alarm, experts say | Ottawa Citizen |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Fears of a Conficker Meltdown Greatly Exaggerated | PC World |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Is Conficker overhyped? | SC Magazine |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Houses of Parliament computers infected with Conficker virus | Telegraph |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Cool down on Conficker panic, say experts | Vnunet |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Hackers could attack millions of computers infected by the Conficker virus | Telegraph |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Experts try to beat vicious computer worm | Globe and Mail |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Leaked memo says Conficker pwns Parliament | The Register |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | House of Commons network hit by Conficker computer worm | Guardian |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Experts try to beat vicious computer worm | Globe and Mail |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Will your PC be hijacked on April 1? | The Sun |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Is the recent Conficker hype justified? | Tech Herald |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Ten Million+ Infections Strong, Conficker Worm Prepares for April 1 Update | DailyTech |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker: Doomsday, or the World's Longest Rickroll? | Washington Post |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker virus hits Parliament PCs | Silicon.com |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Experts Warn Of April Fool's Computer Virus | news4jax |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | This April Fool's Day virus may be no joke for your computer | Ann Arbor News |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Windows cyber worm to launch April 1 | WishTV 8 |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Will The Worm Turn? | NBC News |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Computer hacking causes potential problems | KPLC |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | No fooling! Beware the April 1st virus | East Valley Tribune |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker: The Tech Herald’s index of news and information | The Tech Herald |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Experts concerned about Conficker worm | CTV Calgary |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | 'Cyber Worm' Could Hit On April Fool's Day | KTUL 8 |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker April Fool's Attack: Hype From Hell Or Real Hellfire? | Information Week |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker Worm on ’Roids Come April 1 | Von |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker: Media Spinning April 1 Date | Tom's Guide |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | $250.000 Worm Targeting Windows 7, Vista and XP to Evolve Again | Softpedia |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Experts Warn New "Worm" Set To Infect, Control Millions Of PCs On April 1 | AHN |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1 | Physorg |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Symantec warns searching for Conficker may end with infection | Geek.com |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Cyberscammers taking advantage of Conficker popularity | MXLogic |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Parliament hit by Conficker virus | Computing UK |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Conficker Unlikely To Trigger Doomsday on April 1 | Top Tech News |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Parliament IT systems hit by Conficker virus | Computerworld UK |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Computervirus Conficker: Neuer Ausbruch zum 1. April | Sued Deutsche |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Britisches Parlament wird Opfer des Conficker-Wurms | Die Presse |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Alles nur April, April? | Spiegel Online |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Stadtverwaltung mit "Conficker" infiziert | Hamburger Abendblatt |
| Friday, 27 March 2009 | Am 1. April droht ein böser Computer-Virus | Bild |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Stahl's Reporter's Notebook | 60 Minutes |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | How to diagnose and defeat the dangerous Conficker worm | USA Today |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | What Will Conficker Bring on April 1? | PCMag |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Conficker-Wurm erhält am 1. April neue Befehle | Welt Online |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Final countdown to Conficker 'activation' begins | The Register |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Conficker: Don’t Believe the Hype | Wall Street Journal |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Conficker Worm To Strike April 1 | Channel Web |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Virus to erupt in PCs April 1 | Calgary Herald |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Conficker Computer Worm Threatens Chaos | ABC News |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Computer worm stirs fears of April Fool's mayhem | National |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | FAQ: Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect boom | CNET |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Vote: Will Conficker Botnet Trigger 'Unthinkable Disaster'? | Wired |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2009 | Conficker: The Windows Worm That Won't Go Away | eWeek |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2009 | Group launches strategy to block Conficker worm from .ca domain | CBC News |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2009 | Scan your computer for Conficker virus | LiveMint |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2009 | No joke in April Fool's Day computer worm | CNN |
| Monday, 23 March 2009 | Conficker's next move a mystery to researchers | Computerworld |
| Monday, 23 March 2009 | Will PC worm turn nasty on April Fool's Day? | Times Online |
| Monday, 23 March 2009 | Conficker: Der Schläfer im PC | Heute |
| Monday, 23 March 2009 | Malicious software colonising the net | The Canberra Times |
| Sunday, 22 March 2009 | Computer worm set to launch on April | Business Mirror |
| Wednesday, 18 March 2009 | Wer hat Angst vorm bösen Wurm? | Frantfurter Allgemeine |
| Friday, 13 March 2009 | Latest Conficker worm gets nastier | CNET |
| Monday, 9 March 2009 | Conficker-Wurm rüstet auf | Heise |
| Saturday, 7 March 2009 | Symantec Uncovers New Conficker Variant | PCMag |
| Tuesday, 3 March 2009 | An Analysis of Conficker's Logic and Rendezvous Points | SRI |
February 2009
| Thursday, 26 February 2009 | Conficker worm gets an upgrade | Vnunet |
| Monday, 23 February 2009 | New variant of Conficker worm circulates | CNET |
| Monday, 23 February 2009 | New Conficker Update Dispenses with Need to Phone Home | DailyTech |
| Friday, 20 February 2009 | Internet Expert Warns of Son of Conficker | PC Professionell |
| Monday, 16 February 2009 | ICANN-Arbeitsgruppe soll Maßnahmen gegen Conficker-Wurm finden | Heise |
| Monday, 16 February 2009 | Hunderte Bundeswehr-Rechner von Conficker befallen | Heise |
| Saturday, 14 February 2009 | Wurm greift Bundeswehr an | Heute |
| Saturday, 14 February 2009 | Bundeswehr-Computer mit Virus "Conficker" infiziert | Tages Schau |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft bietet 250.000 Dollar für Hinweise auf Conficker-Verbreiter | Heise |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft puts bounty on worm makers | Inquirer.net -Philippines |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft setzt Kopfgeld für Ergreifen von Conficker-Autor aus | Network Computing -Germany |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft looft kwart miljoen dollar uit voor Conficker-arrestatie | Tweakers.net -Netherlands |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | WANTED : 250 000 dollars pour Conficker | L'informaticien.com - France |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft nabízí ètvrt milionu dolarù za dopadení autora Confickeru | Zive.cz -Czech Republic |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Wanted! 250.000 Dollar für den Conficker-Hacker | Silicon.de -Germany |
| Friday, 13 February 2009 | Microsoft Offers $250,000 Reward to Catch Worm Authors | DailyTech |
| Friday, 13 February 2009 | Cyber Security Community Joins Forces to Defeat Conficker Worm | Washington Post |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Offers $250,000 Reward for Conficker Worm Author(s) | Washington Post |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Teams with Industry Leaders from AOL to Symantec to Fight Conficker Worm | eWeek |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft announces $250,000 Conficker worm bounty | Network World |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers reward to catch worm maker | PhysOrg.com |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker arrest | CNET News |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Teams with Industry Leaders from AOL to Symantec to Fight Conficker Worm | eWeek |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers $250,000 for capture of Conficker writer | Beta News |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Conficker Worm Draws a Counter-Attack | PCWorld |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Posse Formed, $250,000 Bounty Set for Worm Authors | CIO Today |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Places $250K Bounty on 'Conficker' Author | PC Magazine |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Coalition forms to battle Microsoft worm attack, $250K reward offered | SearchSecurity.com |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers $250,000 reward over Conficker Worm | The Inquisitr |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Taps Community to Fight Worm | The Whir |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers $250k Bounty for Conficker / Downadup Author | Napera: Blog |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Offers $250,000 Reward for Conficker Worm Arrest and Conviction | Imperial Valley News |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | A United Front to Stop Cybercrime | CircleID |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Coalition Formed in Response to W32.Downadup | Best Security Tips |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Conficker Worm Marches On (...and On...and On) | About.com |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft slaps $380,000 bounty on Conficker worm | Sydney Morning Herald |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft Forms Posse To Stop Conficker's Spread | Channel Web / CMP |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009 | Microsoft offers reward to catch worm maker | Allvoices.com |
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