Conficker Virus- This computer virus has infected over 15 million computers to date from its discovery in Early 2008. This virus expliots a vulnerability in the Windows service programs and causes your computer to download a copy of the virus therby infecting your computer. Your computer can also be used as a base to host future virus attacks on other computers once infected.
Symptoms of the Conficker Virus
- Being locked out User accounts
- Windows services disabled (Windows defender, Automatic Updates)
-Decrease in overall system performance
- Anti-virus systems disabled
To check if your computer has the conficker virus please visit:
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html
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