Conficker, what you need to know!

The Conficker virus is gaining some notoriety due to some recent news articles and television shows. Lots of misinformation has been spread about what it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself from it. I am not going to go over all the issues, but the best method to prevent infection is to Windows updates as they come out. If you already do this, you are likely safe.

For more in depth information check out this article from Extremetech 7 Things You Need to Know About Conficker.

As a highlight from the article below are tools that you can use to remove Conficker if you think you are infected:

Free Conficker/Downadup Cleaning Tools:

 

• McAfee Stinger (download link)

 

• ESet EConfickerRemover (download link)

 

• Symantec W32.Downadup Removal Tool

 

• F-Secure F-Downadup, FSMRT, more tools

 

• BitDefender single PC and network removal tools

 

• Kaspersky KKiller (download link)

 

• Trend Micro (download link)

If you use one of these tools to remove Conficker immediately install the MS08-067 patch afterwards.

• BitDefender

 

• Symantec