Rumor has it that turning off your computer for the whole day only delays it being active to the next time you turn it on.

If you have your Windows updates done, your antivirus up to date, and scanned, and a good anti spyware program like Superanitspyware.com (FREE) up and scanned, you are in good shape.

Its April 1 today.

Can you go to Microsoft.com? Can you go to Nortons.com? If so, its a 99% chance you DONT have the worm. The worm prevents you from reaching either of these two sites.

I'm fine. I went to microsoft first thing. If it was the conficker worm (which what I had wasn't listed as one of the names), then the scan got rid of it.

All of my programs are updated daily. I have to check too many links here on NT not to keep them updated.

I sure hope that rumor isn't true. I took the modem away from my husband. I know he hasn't kept the gym's computer up to par. He thought having a firewall was all he needed.

We did the Microsoft scan today.... it took over 8 hrs!

It found only one medium problem:
Win32/PowerRegScheduler

Which I checked for removal.

My son thinks this is a start up window for registering some
software. It was located in my start up folder.

In the news today:
Conficker Worm's New Instructions: Steal

Identity Theft A Concern For Those With Infected Computers


http://cbs11tv.com/consumer/conficke....2.983545.html

Link to a Conflicker eyechart test:
http://widetrends.com/tag/conflicker-eye-chart/

I found that eye test chart on Yahoo last night, and did it.

I could see all six boxes clearly!

If you get red x's in the top 3... try again. If it continues,
it is a good indication you have the worm.

The author said sometimes the traffic gets heavy and the links
in the pictures overload. So don't faint dead away if you get
some x's at first. I think it is kind of a nifty idea!

I hope people are now aware of keeping their computers UPDATED (can do automatic updates) especially on WIN XP

and keep on running them virus/spyware scans.

that site is good curious posted.

The threat is actually bigger now than April first because the code has been given to STEAL

don't let it happen to you...don't get complacent..

I've already got a client that has come to me and he's shut down all his operations temp until this is resolved...very very SCARY...

if this bug becomes majorly networked, we are all in a world of CHIT....

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btw, if anyone has ever used Dell or any other services that asked you to download "goto assist" so they can access your puter remotely. Please uninstall those as soon as the troubleshootings are done.

CONTROL PANELS>>>>add or remove programs>>>>goassist (Or something like that...I cannot remember the exact file name)