Conficker worms [wikipedia] began waking up again via peer-to-peer (p2p) protocol one week after a surprise calm April 1 the day when it was believed they awaken. The malicious virus, also known as Downadup or Kido, have infected millions of computers in the world since January. One of the lastest institute falling to be as victim is University of Utah. Worrying about if your own computer running Microsoft’s Windows OS was infected the dread malware worms? Conficker Working Group comes up with a simple yet very great infection test tool called Conficker Eye Chart at http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html. By simply visiting the webpage the afore link points to, you can immediately know if your computer was infected Conicker virus or not after viewing the visual results (see the screenprint below).
If your computer was indeed infected, don’t panic, Lifehack’s Protect Your Windows PC from the Conficker Worm article is a must read. Good luck!
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