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The Downadup / Conficker Virus - finding and getting rid of it
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Tuesday January 27, 2009
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Tuesday January 27, 2009
The Downadup/Conficker worm has already infected over 15 million computers in China, India, the United States, England and other countries. The worm affects primarily corporate networks, but personal computer users need to be vigilant. The worm is spread primarily via pirated software and through network connections. Microsoft released a patch that fixed the security flaws, but the infected systems did not apply the patch, often because the copy of Windows is pirated.
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- The Downadup worm infects computers running Windows 95, 98, ME, Windows NT, XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2003
- Some symptoms include disabling of Automatic Updates, slow domain controllers, sluggish and congested networks, lockout policies reset.
- The worm also takes advantage of common, dictionary-based passwords. This is all the more reason to be more creative in password creation.
- The worm can be spread through USB devices, like thumb drives and flash drives, and by taking advantage of Windows' "Autorun" and Autoplay "features".
- The Downadup worm can be removed and/or disinfected with most anti-virus software. Make sure your anti-virus software is updated and run a full scan of your PC.
- Download the Symantec Removal Tool
- Download the F-Secure Removal Tool
- Disable System Restore by right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties.
- Click the System Restore tab and check to box to Turn off System Restore.
- Update your virus definitions and run a full scan, then reboot.
- Scan your computer once more.
- Turn System Restore back on.
- The moral is to run legal copies of Windows, keep Auto Update on, and always run anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date as well.
- Some symptoms include disabling of Automatic Updates, slow domain controllers, sluggish and congested networks, lockout policies reset.
- The worm also takes advantage of common, dictionary-based passwords. This is all the more reason to be more creative in password creation.
- The worm can be spread through USB devices, like thumb drives and flash drives, and by taking advantage of Windows' "Autorun" and Autoplay "features".
- The Downadup worm can be removed and/or disinfected with most anti-virus software. Make sure your anti-virus software is updated and run a full scan of your PC.
- Download the Symantec Removal Tool
- Download the F-Secure Removal Tool
- Disable System Restore by right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties.
- Click the System Restore tab and check to box to Turn off System Restore.
- Update your virus definitions and run a full scan, then reboot.
- Scan your computer once more.
- Turn System Restore back on.
- The moral is to run legal copies of Windows, keep Auto Update on, and always run anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date as well.
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