April 1 retrospect — Conficker as expected
The 1 April Conficker deadline produced no public-spectacle event. The operational reality matched expectations; the media narrative did not.
Conficker variants and the cumulative response
Conficker variants continue evolving. Industry coordination around DGA-prediction is operational; specific subsequent variants are responding.
Conficker A appears
A worm exploiting MS08-067 has emerged. Early variants are propagating rapidly; the cumulative trajectory matches expectations from earlier post-patch worm waves.