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Learned this from my computer tech guy! -fast-moving Conficker computer worm

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Old 03-29-2009, 11:36 PM #1
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Other names for it and more info-

[ + Alias:
# W32.Downadup.C [Symantec]
# Trojan.Win32.Pakes.ngs [Kaspersky Lab]
# W32/Confick-G [Sophos]
# Worm:Win32/Conficker.D [Microsoft]
# Worm.Win32.Conficker [Ikarus]
# Win32/Conficker.worm.88064 [AhnLab]

* Summary of the findings:

What's been found
Capability to block security-related software by modifying firewall settings and by disabling security services, such as Windows Update, Norton Autoprotect, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, etc.

Contains characteristics of an identified security risk. ]
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.a...3303a68368e116
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[If you’ve got it on your machine, only way you might know is if your computer suddenly accesses one of several popular sites like Ask.com, Baidu, Facebook, Google, Imageshack.us, rapidshare.com, W3.org, or Yahoo!. This is how the worm tests for Internet connectivity. (SecurityProNews)]

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Well, what would we do without Jo?

The bottom line? Should we disable the auto function?
We do all the updates, so that should be covered.

Should I close Evernote? this has been giving me trouble this week. It runs on my bottom tray/panel. I am getting the feeling this should be closed.
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