W32.Downadup Worm
Posted January 15, 2009
Looking at the news this morning, I see that the W32.Downadup worm -AKA “Conficker”, has infected has infected 1.1 million PC’s at the moment, probably more by now.
Do you have the W32.Downadup worm on your computer? From looking around, the biggest sign that you are infected is that you are locked out of your account because the worm has tried to guess your password too many times. It also changes access rights on certain files so you cant change them and downloads different versions of it’s buddies from the internet.
Sounds like a fun filled way to spend the day.
Due to the complexity of the worm, I recommend using a security program like Spyware Doctor to remove W32.Downadup worm. I haven’t found any manual removal instructions yet, the closest thing I could find is a detailed list of what the the W32.Downadup worm modifies so you could try your luck there.
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