Attention!!! Conflicker virus!

[X_Death_X]

This is a new virus dated to distribute today, April 1 (April Fools). Make sure your pc is safe now!!! PC safe results that you can either access: http://support.microsoft.net (http://support.microsoft.com), http://symantec.com (http://symantec.net), and http://f-secure.com. Download this safe removal tool http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-011316-0247-99, that automatically check for the new conflicker virus! Hope this helps you all.

*Conflicker (a.k.a. W32 Downadup) is a virus that uses a peer to peer connection and doesn't need a certain source since the virus can be updated from other people's computers. This virus could be on your computer and you don't even know it! It acts as a soldier waiting to strike. (All released at the same time...) To read more about this deadly computer virus go to http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,512000,00.html*

Steps to take:

1. Download the Removal Tool to check for W32 Downadup, Conflicker at: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-011316-0247-99

2. Delete all browsing history and cookies by going to tools, internet options, delete, delete all, and make sure the box is checked yes for offline folders too. Next run a PC Virus Scan tool Such as Norton or a free software that works well at http://avast.com. I don't know if I had the virus to be honest, but Norton detected a cookie add-on which could have been that waiting to go off!

3. Sit back and relax, cause you just conquered the conflicker virus, XD! ||§§||

4. May god be with you!~Lol :thumbsup2:

[||§§||GhostDog]

I read an article over at Kaspersky.com that suggested that the current virus scanners (i.e., Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee etc.) are aware of and are protected against this threat. So for anyone with one of these products that is current and up-to-date you shouldn't have to worry. If you're running AVG free or nothing at all.... I would go out and buy one of these products.

Norton or Kaspersky are my 2 recommendations. Their 2008/2009 products have come a long way to lessen the overhead they put on your computer. I've found McAfee's interface to be very cumbersome and irritating to configure in the past and so I've resigned myself to avoid them altogether.

[Surf3rDud3]

My school's Computer Network was shut down and is now finally back up. They made a big deal out of nothing.....

[||§§||Hand_O_Death]

It was a viruse that took advantage of an old exploit that was patched in October, most computers are actually fine, it was mostly aimed at business computers to get into one behind firewalls, and then spread through their internal intranets. the most basic way to tell if you have it is go to a website like www.symantec.com. If you can connect and the page loads, your probably fine.

[||§§||dkadar]

My mom went crazy cuz here computer would not conect to the internet through her wi-fi hookup. And thought she got the virus from downloading AOL. we uninstalled the software and restored a restore point from 2:00 am. and it worked. it seens she freacked for no good reason.

[||§§||Dr.H]

Lol I thought AOL was a virus in its own right :P

[Surf3rDud3]

Yea LOL AOL sux my nads off :p

[||§§||Hand_O_Death]

try cancelling the service, Viruses are not as mean or heartless as AOL.