Quote: Originally Posted by
Axon 
IT'S GONNA BE Y2K ALL OVER AGAIN!
Nothing.
Now, Now, I won't have anyone knocking Y2K - it made me a fortune in fees
Conficker will probably have some effect, there are too many people around running un-patched systems,either because they don't know any better, or worse, they think they do know better
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Hopefully with all the general press coverage the message may get across to the general user that if you just use "reasonable" security and keep your system patched you will have nothing to worry about.
The thing that does worry me a bit is that as there is no "visible" payload with the modern malware attack, if Conficker does not show at all then the general computer user will think it a false alarm.