Conficker Worm April 1 Virus – Do NOT Panic

I wish I had about 1/100th the pull of a sensationalized TV news spot. News must be slow this past couple of weeks (or the news folks don’t want to report on real news) therefore many news stories, including 60 Minutes, have reported on the Conficker Worm slated to become active on April 1.

The real story here is that this threat was discovered last Fall and if you keep your antivirus and antispyware up-to-date and you keep your Windows Updates current (which includes patches for Internet Explorer…even if you don’t use it), then you don’t have to worry about April 1 or any other date.

ZDNet has a comprehensive article about this threat I linked below if you crave more information.

FAQ: Conficker time bomb ticks, but don’t expect boom | Tech News on ZDNet.

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One Response to “Conficker Worm April 1 Virus – Do NOT Panic”

1. Conficker Worm April 1 Virus - Do NOT Panic « live.exofire.net says:

   March 31, 2009 at 2:18 am

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2. coffee maker says:

   March 31, 2009 at 7:00 pm

   only a little while now until Conficker is supposed to take effect… hopefully people have already found whatever fixes they needed to find

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