Malware hunters *have* discovered the code -- but that's only one step toward defeating it. In this case it appears to be another Windows-centric thing, and one that can be identified by a signature... so that if you're watching for it, you can stop it, and if you close the hooks it snags itself on, you can avoid it altogether.
The silly April Fools folks, those you can't avoid.
Re: Conficker
The silly April Fools folks, those you can't avoid.