Don’t be an April Fool: Conficker

The media has caused alarm about Conficker, a computer worm that was first discovered last year, which is reported as having a trigger date for bad things to happen on the 1st April 2009. Here’s a little sample from CBS of the media hysteria with thanks to Alex at Sunbelt Blog for this video find.

No one really knows what is going to occur or even if something will be triggered on April Fool’s Day, but don’t wait to deal with Conficker if you suspect it is infecting your computers. Go to one of the reputable security vendors and download a removal tool, get your systems patched and check all USB memory devices for infection.

Graham Cluley of Sophos has done an excellent blog post and video about this threat. Well worth watching and acting upon the advice presented.

More information and advice from Microsoft about Conficker can be found here,

More from the news:
CNN: How will April Fool’s worm impact you?

The Guardian: Conficker virus could be deadly threat – or April Fool’s joke

The Times: Will PC worm turn nasty on April Fool’s Day?

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