Who here remembers when the worlds computer systems were going to shut down on Jan 1 2000? Raise your hand... OK good. Now I am not going to say that the Conficker Worm is not real, but I am going to say that there is a whole lot of undo panic being raised for a Worm said to be first released in 2008 and set to deploy itself April 1st 2009. Microsoft released security patches months ago in expectation of this and anti-virus companies have already released tools to clean your system of any dormant Conficker strains.
The Conficker worm will embed itself deep and is difficult to track and if not removed it will recieve silent updates on how to mutate and evolve to get around patches and anti-virus programs. One thing it for sure will do is disable Windows Automatic Updates and remove Restore Points saved by Windows. It is also what experts are calling a "new age" threat where as viruses and worms of old used to destroy data and/or render a PC useless, the Confickers purpose is believed to install programs on your PC that will SPAM out to everyone in your contacts, it may also steal your identity.
You should only be worried about the Conficker if you have not recieved any Windows Updates in more than 1 month. If you believe you have been infected you can download a removal tool from Symantec here.
So let us sit back and hope for a day when they catch these basement dwelling bottom feeders who have nothing better to do than concoct these nuisances and stone them in the streets!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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