Most of you already know about Conficker, as this isn’t the only time it was a big deal. It is a major worm that has been known for a long time. Why make an article now? Conficker is set to become active on April 1st. The worm has already infected 30% of computers in the world running Windows, including Windows 7.
The worm has many ways of being deleted if you have the appropriate tools. If you have a good anti-virus program, you don’t have to worry (I use ESET NOD32 Antivirus). There are many removal tools out there that you can use if you don’t have a reliable anti-virus (like I said, most of them detect it with a simple scan).
The virus will activate on April 1st (not an April Fools joke). What makes this a huge deal is that it has infected major companies’ computers as well. Here’s a list of free Conficker removal tools you can use:
Don’t know if you already have it? Well, figuring that out is VERY simple. All you have to do is visit a site such as Microsoft or a major anti-virus site. If you cannot access these sites, there’s a good chance that you’ve been infected by Conficker because it blocks access to those specific sites. Other ways of checking include checking to see if your system restore points have reset or if some of your services have been involuntarily disabled (like Windows Update). Microsoft released a patch for the worm called “MS08-067″ on October 13, 2008.
For a fully detailed description of Conficker, please check out this site.Source from Windows7Center.
January
0 Comments:
Post a Comment