There are multiple reports that the conficker/cornflicker worm is set to strike millions of infected machines on 1st April 2009. This is NOT an April fool joke!
Conficker – am I infected?
If you are NOT using a Windows-based PC you will be fine. Conficker, like most virus’ is Windows only.
If you ARE using a Windows based PC and you have kept your anti-virus protection up to date and regularly scan, you should also be fine. Just about every anti-virus program is aware of conficker and can safely kick it’s butt!
However, if you run a Windows based PC and you do not use anti-virus software, (like a lot of people) there’s a simple test you can do, to see if your machine has been infected. Simply try to access the websites of some of the better known anti-virus companies – as conficker blocks access to many of these sites, in order to stop infected users from removing the crap from their system.
For more information on conficker, visit the conficker working group – a group of anti-virus providers, who offer help and advice on dealing with conficker.
The $250,000 Conficker bounty
The people / person behind cornflicker has REALLY pissed off Microsoft – so much so that Microsoft are offering a reward of $250,000 for information leading to the capture of its creator!
April Fools –this is not a joke– may bring a virus to windows users. How do people get so angry with Microsoft? Read it: http://ow.ly/1MFw
Tech News Blog – Cornflicker alert for April fools day http://bit.ly/XyIXY
Cornflicker alert for April fools day : http://tinyurl.com/cf9rvw
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@leviathany2k Aqui hay informacion al respecto – http://thetechnewsblog.com/2009/03/31/cornflicker-alert-for-april-fools-day/