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By now many of you might be aware that Conficker has infected millions of PC all around the world. Who knows your system also might have been affected.

Conficker test from the University of Bonn to know if your system is affected or not!

Affected don’t get panic it’s not gonna crash your system as it’s just a malware.

Check here for the Anti Viruses and removal tools.

Many anti-virus manufacturers are offering specific tools for detecting and removing Conficker. These applications do not require installation of a complete AV package. The easiest way to proceed is to download the tool on an uninfected computer, copy it onto a USB drive and then run it on the infected system. NOTE – all of these links start a file download process.

• Sophos* – ssconftool_10_sfx.exe*
• Symantec* – FixDwndp.exe*
• F-Secure – f-downadup.zip
• McAfee* – Stinger_Coficker.exe
• Trend Micro – SysClean-WORM_DOWNAD.zip
• Kaspersky* – KKiller_v3.4.3.zip*
• BitDefender – bd_rem_tool.zip
• Eset (NOD32)* – EConfickerRemover.exe*

* Conficker may block access to indicated sites

The Conficker worm has been stepping up its activities with reports made of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a number of Russian websites.

David Harley, director of malware research at ESET, working with researchers from Arbor Networks, claimed that a Russian newspaper is stating that attacks on tonks.ru, roem.ru and others are evidence of Conficker stepping it up its activities

More check the article at scmagazineuk.com

Last week, when the Internet’s eighth largest domain registrar was slammed by a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, customers of Register.com were left without service and, in some cases, answers. The DoS attack ultimately led to a 48-hour outage, and many customers quit the service citing a lack of communication from the company as a reason.

For complete article visit thetechherald.com

Scammers are sending bogus email disguised as a Microsoft security alert, in a criminal attempt to trick users into purchasing a rogue scanner (aka scareware). The fraudulent email reads as follows:

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Starting April 1st 2009 the ‘Conficker’ virus started infecting Windows users very quickly. Microsoft was advised by your Internet provider that your system is showing signs of being infected.

In order to prevent further infection we advise running a full antispyware scan on your computer.

We are giving all effected Microsoft Customers with a free tool to remove the infection from their system.

Please visit the Microsoft System Security Scan website by clicking here (REMOVED) to start scanning your computer.

The scan will complete in under a minute and will prevent your information from being compromised. We appreciate your prompt cooperation.

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Those who click the link and visit the site will be presented with a fake warning that their system is infected. Clicking anywhere on the site points to the download of the scareware.