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Conficker worm spikes, infects 1.1 million PCs in 24 hours
This is serious guys not only is it just this worm but all worms/viruses/trojans out there can do this to you.
Please watch this video, I think it will really hit home for a lot of folks.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4908267n?source=search_video
The Conficker Worm was set up to receive new information on April 1st, many people called it D-Day or the Cyber-Armageddon. However April 1st has come and gone and although it did receive new information it is still laying dormant. They are not 100% sure what the motive of this worm is. It has infected many major corparations including CBSNews, who had it's IT people working 24 hours for 7 days to clear it out and quarentine the infected computers. The Conficker Worm has infected a shocking 10 million PCs.
Even your removable devices such as your USB Sticks and External Hard Drives can become infected by the worm.
These 2 articles from PCworld explain a little bit also on the Conficker Worm.
Conficker Worm Not Finished Yet
Worm Phones Home Quietly
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This is Microsofts site about the Conficker Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx
(The steps below were takin from the Microsoft.com Website. I also use safety.live.com on my computer it works well)
If you are still worried about Conficker, follow these steps:
1. Go to http://update.microsoft.com and install updates.
2. If you can't access http://update.microsoft.com, go to http://safety.live.com and scan your system.
3. If you can’t go to http://safety.live.com, contact support at 1-866-PCSafety or 1-866-727-2338. This phone number is for virus and other security-related support. It is available 24 hours a day for the U.S. and Canada. For support in other countries, visit the Worldwide computer security information page.
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(More things from the Microsoft Website)
What does the Conficker worm do?
To date, security researchers have discovered four variants of the worm in the wild.
• Win32/Conficker.A was reported to Microsoft on November 21, 2008.
• Win32/Conficker.B was reported to Microsoft on December 29, 2008.
• Win32/Conficker.C was reported to Microsoft on February 20, 2009.
• Win32/Conficker.D was reported to Microsoft on March 4, 2009.
Win32/Conficker.B might spread through file sharing and via removable drives, such as USB drives (also known as thumb drives). The worm adds a file to the removable drive so that when the drive is used, the AutoPlay dialog box will show one additional option.
The Conficker worm can also disable important services on your computer.
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If anything please watch the video at the top it explains many many things!
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