According to an article in the AM New today by Jason Fink, computers could be attacked by a PC Conficker Worm tomorrow.
Although tomorrow is April Fools Day, people are taking this threat very seriously.
This potentially deadly virus is lying in millions of computers and can cause anything from an "April Fools Day" floating across your screen to completely shutting your computer down.
It is for this reason that I prefer Macs.
Are these viruses put out there to boost sales in the anti-virus programs - you never know. Following are frequently asked questions about the Conficker worm by Jason Fink:
Who may be impacted?
Conficker may attack the computer of any PC user who runs a Windows operating system and who hasn't been installing Microsoft's security updates.
How do I know if my computer is infected?
Commercially available anti-virus scanning software will detect it.
What can I do to prevent an infection?
Enable the automatic updates setting on your computer or go to safety.live.com and run the free Windows Live OneCare safety scanner.
What should I do if my computer is infected?
An infected machine must be "cleaned" either by re-installing the operating system or by contacting a computer specialist.
Hopefully this bug is nothing dangerous and Windows users will be fine.
We will see tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment