The Conficker Worm
As April Fools Day dawns (April 1), computer experts around the world are waiting to see the impact of the Conficker.c worm. A worm is a type of computer virus which self-propagates, spreading across networks. If the Conficker.c worm becomes widespread, it could slow down network traffic and impact performance of individual computers. Read more about this worm on the CNN website and at Wikipedia.org.