The Downadup/Conficker worm has now like spread to 9 million computers worldwide (imagine like half of Australia) and infected the computers of hospitals and the even the UK Ministry of Defence...bad eh. And the scary thing is (well apart from the way it keeps burrowing further in and throwing up defences to make rooting it out literally impossible) that at the moment it doesn't do anything - but it can be activated at any time now to take complete control of all those 9 million computers...kinda like a D-Day bomb if you think about it. Once you get it you can like kiss your computer goodbye >___<
It spreads 3 ways - getting into your computer online through a Windows vulnerability (this is even if you don't visit any websites), trying to crack your Windows account password (if you don't have one make one now) and copying itself onto USB sticks. So if like one person in Ruse has it...and they stick their cute little usb dick into a computer...it spreads like wildfire throughout the whole network and everyone who plugs their own usb in gets it and then when they plug it in at home they get infected and if they use internet routers their family also gets it...get it? o.O
If you're as paranoid as I am. you can follow these instructions (from the US Computer Emergency Response Team) to properly disable Autorun on your computer - the Microsoft way doesn't work...and also turn on Windows Update - I know it's annoying as hell but still better than no computer. You need to turn off Autorun because the virus launches a window like this and if you click the first option...u die
Even if you don't click it you also die once the USB is in so yea disable Autorun...
Anyway...swear this will be my last computer post =D Cya hehe
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