Conflicker a Problem After All?
April 29th, 2009
TKG sent out an email weeks ago about the Conflicker virus that was expected to attack PCs on or around April 1st. This was soon dismissed as a false alarm, even though there had been a lot of speculation about it. Well, apparently the virus is starting a very slow roll out of attacks on PCs. This thing has been really well planned out, apparently the guys who created Conflicker know their stuff, so unfortunately, we need to as well.
According to reports I have read, if you have your PC set to do automatic updates, you should be in the clear. If not, there are several places you can go to find out if your machine has been infected.
1. Microsoft has a page devoted to cleaning the Conflicker worm up.
2. AVG has very good anti-virus and anti-spyware available for free download.
3. Can Talk Tech also has some information and removal tips.
While this worm is definitely a pain the neck, if you have kept your PC updated, you shouldn’t have a problem. If you do have the virus, you can’t get to any of the above suggestions, as the virus itself patches the “hole” left by Microsoft that allows the virus in in the first place. In this case, get a friend with an uninfected machine to download and email the removal software to you.
Just a friendly reminder to keep your machines updated and your firewalls on, folks! If you want more information about the Conflicker Virus, Fox News has a report with more details on how it works, and why the creators of this malicious worm went to so much trouble.
Our, you could just get a Mac 
