Re: thoughts

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents-montreal org>]

> We are accustomed to see malware bent on financial gain, but what is
> the motivation for Conficker?  The investment was made, the ammassed
> "firepower" is large, and no gain has yet been obtained.  Could the
> owners of Conficker be outside of the usual criminal circles?  Could
> it be a military project, waiting for a political event, to activate?

Could?  Certainly.

My own suspicion?  It's a relatively ordinary botnet-in-prepraration,
just run by someone who's willing to let it lie fallow for a few months
in order to get better penetration before spinning it up.

(My own opinion of the "Conficker pwns Parliament" thing is rather well
summed up by xkcd #463.  But then, that's how I feel about most malware
incidents.)

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