To stop Conflicker (and a lot of other "nasties") dead in it's tracks,
simply turn off Autorun.
The MS link is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715
You'll have to run the setup program on SW installs after that, but I
prefer it that way .
And as long as you are current on MS Updates, you are covered.
Tony
[email protected] wrote:
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.
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