Although Conficker C is allegedly almost upon us, CIRA says that we shouldn’t have anything to worry about

For those who have been fretting over the imminent appearance of the wily worm Conficker C next week, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has been at work on a solution to keep .ca domains safe once the worm is unleashed upon the world, and thinks Canadian IT staffers and Internet pros should have nothing to worry about.

This two-stage worm was detected last fall. Its first stage involves infecting as many computers as possible, according to Byron Holland, president and CEO of CIRA. “From there, it will reach out to its host to receive its direction,” he said. “It’s one of the biggest bot-nets out there.”

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