Does Your Computer Have WORMS?

[chefdennis]

I put this here so that it would get the most visablity. I know alot of you have computers in your trucks. If you are running Windows, please check this out. It is labeled CRITICAL by mircosoft. If this needs to be moved, go for it:

Conficker Worm Attack Getting Worse: Here's How to Protect Yourself
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Millions of Windows computers have been infected by a new computer worm dubbed "Conficker." The situation is "not getting better," but rather is "getting worse," according to security software vendor F-Secure.

Read how you can protect your PC here.

In a blog post, F-Secure security researchers report that the number of machines infected by the Downadup worm has skyrocketed from roughly 2.4 million to over 8.9 million in the last four days alone.

Downadup is a malicious worm that "uses computer or network resources to make complete copies of itself," according to F-Secure. And it may also include code or other malware that damages both a computer and network. The worm also goes by the names "Kido" and "Conflicker." Details on how it operates and how to remove it are here.

Once executed, Downadup disables a number of system services, including Windows Automatic Update, Windows Security Center, Windows Defender, and Windows Error Reporting. The worm then connects to a malicious server, where it downloads additional malware to install on the infected computer. Computerworld provides a more detailed report on Downadup's potential dangers.

Since Downadup uses random extension names to avoid detection, Windows users should make sure their security software is set to scan all files, rather than checking on specific extensions, F-Secure recommends.

The alarmingly high number of Downadup infections led Microsoft last Tuesday to enable its anti-malware utility, Microsoft Software Removal Tool (MSRT), to detect the worm. So it's important that Windows users, if they haven't already, download the latest Microsoft security patch that went out earlier this week.
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THIS IS THE LINK TO MICROSOFT FOR THE DOWNLOADS FOR THE SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE AFFECTED:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 – Critical: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644)

 

[Turtle]

Published: October 23, 2008

Good advice, but it's an old Critical Update. If you run Windows Update even weekly (instead of automatically), this threat would already be removed. Those who don't run Windows Update weekly, maybe every other weeks, well, you should.

 

[chefdennis]

I seen that date also Turtle, but for some reason it just came to me from the people I bought my computer from November. I run microsofts updates as they come to me automaticly and my computer took this update yesterday. I am not sure what the deal is, but i figured I'd load it knowing that if it didn't aplly , microsoft would not allow it to be loaded.

Who knows, if it helped anyone, cool !!

 

[LDB]

I just shoved a couple of the dog's pills into the computer vent holes.

 

[antwolf]

Get a Mac. I'll guarantee you won't go back.

 

[Jack_Berry]

i was having prob with ie. it was freezing in the second window. it didn't useta do that. so i went to the ms site and the patch for this worm is for older than vista systems.

i solved the ie problem. i went to firefox. a refurbished mac would be about 500 bucks more than what i paid for this new. OMG does office depot have some deals on close outs!! 32" lcd for 345 anyone?