Wired Magazine’s Threat Level Blog is having fun with the apparent false alarm over the Conficker virus. A sample:

Threat Level was skeptical last week that Conficker would do anything more than send spam. But since then we’ve become aware of dramatic new evidence that reporting on a doomsday worm is good for page views. So welcome to our Conficker War Room! We’ll track this scourge throughout the day, so check back frequently for the latest updates. . . .

12:15 EDT: Felony conviction against Ted “Series of Tubes” Stevens is being thrown out for prosecutorial misconduct. Coincidence? Conficker hates net neutrality.

12:20 EDT: Reader reports, “I just got a message that said, ‘Windows has encountered a problem and will need to shut down’. OMG!!” . . .

3:05 p.m. EDT: CBC reports that attackers could be preparing a new version of Conficker that’s even worse than this one. Checking with art department about getting deadlier graphic.

3:55 p.m. EDT: You can now pre-order the DVD of 60 Minutes’ report on Conficker, The Internet is Infected. It’s just $15.99 on Amazon.com. Do it now, while the internet is still alive.