Conficker Worm – Did I Miss Something

I must be completely out of touch with computers. Apparently I have absolutely no clue about the big Conficker virus that’s been all over the news. I’ve seen it in headlines, but I never really heard many details about it so I didn’t even know it was a virus I needed to worry about until yesterday.

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The question is did I need to be worried?

Conficker.C began using a new algorithm on Wednesday to look for instructions from its creator, prompting speculation that it might be readying for an attack. According to security experts, however, the worm has been quiet so far.

Am I just enjoying a false sense of security in all of this or is my ignorance my bliss? Honestly I haven’t had a serious malware or virus infection in quite some time. I can’t even remember the last time I spent any real amount of effort cleaning up from an infection or having to rebuild a system due to a virus.

I’m not the only one blissful in my ignorance either it appears. I love David Coursey’s humorous outlook on the whole Conficker hoopla:

The Conficker Worm is like the Paris Hilton of computer security: Famous solely for being famous. Neither has actually ever done anything of note. But, at least Paris has a sense of humor about her celebrity. Conficker just wastes people’s time.

Now that’s funny folks. What’s been your experience? Have you been impacted or bothered really at all, that is except for all the news alerts and blips about it in your feed readers?

Source: Conficker Worm Is Much Ado About Nothing, Conficker May Be More Widespread Than Previously Thought