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The Enemy Within (Mark Bowden/The Atlantic Online)

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Mark Bowden / The Atlantic Online:
The Enemy Within  —  When the Conficker computer “worm” was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cyber-security experts didn’t know what to make of it.  It infiltrated millions of computers around the globe.  It constantly checks in with its unknown creators.

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Fake security software is enemy No.1 – Sydney Morning Herald

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… noted that Brazil had risen to third place in the list of countries with “malicious activity,” defined as spam, online scam attempts … normally see as a flashing notice that their computer is infected with a virus, said Vincent Weafer, a …
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