PLEASE do a Live update of your anti-virus software, and then run a FULL System Scan. This is no joke. There is a worm program (computer virus) that is set to become active on April 1st. It may allow your computer to be accessed externally and controlled by others. The Anti-virus companies (Macaffee, Symantec/Norton, etc) are aware of this now, and have incorporated code to find and quarantine this worm. Please alert family and friends. Waiting a day or two may be too late. If someone does NOT runs a full system scan this evening, then that should be the very first thing they do the next time the log on... IF they can log on at all. Jerry aka LGO Some details follow: GDIT IT Security Alert: April 1 - The Conficker Worm What Happens on April 1, 2009? Computers previously infected with the Conficker worm will begin to use specially crafted instructions to contact web domains owned by the attackers with the intent to find ways to spread (worm) Conficker to other computers to infect. What does the Conficker worm do? We don’t know the purpose of the Conficker worm. We have evidence that the creators of the worm can connect to an infected computer to remotely install software and possibly steal information. What will that software do? Most likely the worm will be used to create a botnet that will be “rented” out to criminals who want to send SPAM, steal IDs and direct users to online scams and phishing sites.
The Conficker worm mostly spreads across networks. If it finds a vulnerable computer, it turns off the automatic backup service, deletes previous restore points, disables many security services, blocks access to a number of security web sites and opens infected machines to receive additional programs from the malware’s creator. The worm then tries to spread itself to other computers on the same network. How does the worm infect a computer? Conficker, also known as the Downadup worm, tries to take advantage of a problem with Windows (a vulnerability) called MS08-067 to quietly install itself. Users who automatically receive updates from Microsoft are already protected from this (MAYBE). The worm also tries to spread by copying itself into shared folders on networks and by infecting USB devices such as memory sticks. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)
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