Reference no: EM133255556

Need help writing a complete overview of the malware Conficker using the guidelines below. Describe what type of malware it is: (e.g. virus, worm, DoS, blended, botnet, or various other types). You need to explicitly identify and provide a description of the key attributes including: how the infection occurs, what triggers it and what the payloads are.

Note that there are typically several different infections, payloads, triggers, defenses that need to be discussed. This is true for many examples of malware and not just Conficker and Koobface. 

This information is readily available on the internet. Therefore the value you will add is to provide your information so that each of the attributes is clearly identified, labeled and described. A cut and paste of information without adding value will not be a good answer. Present your finding using the template provided below. 

This problem requires some detail.

NAME: 

OVERVIEW: (General overview. Include in the overview what platforms and or applications are affected. Also include any other information that you consider important for an overview.)

TYPE: 

INFECTION: (There can be numerous infections. Consider user visible and internal infections.)

PAYLOAD: (There can be numerous payloads. Consider user visible and internal payloads.)

TRIGGER: (There can be numerous triggers. Consider user caused and internal triggers.)

DEFENSE: (How can you defend against this malware?)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: