5 tips to prevent infection from the Conficker virus.

What is the Conficker or Downadup worm virus?

Well, is a new virus that is spreading like wildfire all over the Internet and has infected millions of PCs around the world.

Conficker or Downadup is a worm that propagates on local and network drives by taking advantage of the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC MS08-067 Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. W32.Downadup can create its own Service on Windows to run itself each time Windows is started.

If your PC is acting weird and presents some of this symptoms:

• Users being locked out of directory


• Access to admin shares denied


• Scheduled tasks being created


• Access to security related web sites is blocked.

Then your PC might be infected, go to http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/global/removal_tool/threat_writeups/FixDownadup.exe and download this tool to remove the Downadup "aka"Conficker "aka" Kido virus by following this steps:

1. Stop all your running programs.


2. Disconnect from your internet connection by disabling your network card or removing the cable from your PC. If you are connected to the internet wireless then turn off your wireless connection.


3. Disable System Restore (Windows XP)


4. Find the tool you just download FixDownadup.exe and run it.


5. If you see that the tool didn't remove the worm or didn't find anything, restart your PC in Safe Mode and run the tool again to make sure your PC is clean.


6. Restart your PC in normal mode again and make sure to enable System Restore.


7. Enable your network card or plug in your cable to reestablish your internet connection. If it was wireless turn it on.

5 Tips to prevent from getting infected with the Conficker Virus:

1. Run a live update from your prefer anti virus program to make sure you have the latest updates.


2. Run a full scan from your anti virus to make sure their is nothing else molesting your computer.


3. Run your windows update to download all the critical updates from Microsoft.


4. Don't open any suspicious email and don't enter any suspicious website.


5. Make sure you have installed in your updates the MS patch KB958644

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