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Conficker.C: How many are there?

Hello, Sid Faber from the Network Situational Awareness group at CERT. Like just about everyone else, we've been following the Conficker worm for a while and thought some updated stats on the Conficker.C variant might be useful.


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Windows Installer Application Resiliency

Hi, it's Will again. Recently, I was investigating the effectiveness of the workarounds for the Adobe Reader JBIG2 vulnerability, and I encountered an unexpected situation. In certain situations, the application resiliency feature of Windows Installer can actually undo some of the steps taken to mitigate a vulnerability.


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