Reviewing the 2009's main security events, IT Pro pointed out that the worm, which is also known as Kido or Downadup, managed to infect around nine million computers in the first month of year.
'It managed to take down PCs at hospitals, the House of Commons and even the Ministry of Defence and everyone got really nervous when a counter in the worm suggested something big was to happen on April 1st,' the source explained.
Although those in IT jobs managed to implement sufficient measures to reduce the threat created by Conficker over the summer, it re-emerged in September when it took down the network of Oxford Brooks University.
The website also noted that Microsoft offered a $250,000 (£157,000) reward for information leading to the identification of the malware's creators.
Earlier this month, Kaspersky Lab claimed that hackers will increasingly use filesharing networks to spread malware and spam in 2010.
'It managed to take down PCs at hospitals, the House of Commons and even the Ministry of Defence and everyone got really nervous when a counter in the worm suggested something big was to happen on April 1st,' the source explained.
Although those in IT jobs managed to implement sufficient measures to reduce the threat created by Conficker over the summer, it re-emerged in September when it took down the network of Oxford Brooks University.
The website also noted that Microsoft offered a $250,000 (£157,000) reward for information leading to the identification of the malware's creators.
Earlier this month, Kaspersky Lab claimed that hackers will increasingly use filesharing networks to spread malware and spam in 2010.
