McAfee’s AVERT Labs has provided an update on Conficker which still resides on the Internet on unpatched systems. Conficker – Update from McAfee’s AVERT Labs http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/12/16/conficker-again-in-the-news/ http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/12/17/conficker-again-in-the-news-part-2/ QUOTE : Conficker, although it actually does very little, continues to be a major annoyance worldwide, so let’s use these excellent charts and graphs as a reason to revisit two important points: • Update your systems to current patch levels • Use up-to-date and properly configured security software .