![]() ![]() That's one reason analysts say the people behind the virus will probably wait to send any commands. But its creators likely want to use their vast "botnet" to send spam or perform other cybercrimes, and not to bring down the Internet. The worm can take control of unsuspecting PCs running Microsoft's Windows operating system. "The Internet today is working just as well as it was working yesterday." "One thing we're not seeing is any mass malicious activity," said Joris Evers, an analyst with McAfee. But that seemed to be the only sign of life from the bug. The worm's programming included a change in tactics on April 1: The estimated 3 million to 12 million computers infected by Conficker were told to step up their attempts to "phone home" for commands. The malicious Conficker Internet worm got more aggressive about trying to reach its creators Wednesday, but computer security researchers appeared correct in their predictions that the effects would be muted.
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