[FAO] Virus Alert - The worm Win32/Conficker

Join Me: Enter Id and Press Enter *Confirm by clicking the mail you receive  The following info courtesy Dan Butler TNPC Newsletter TNPC News  P.O. Box 79111  Saginaw, TX 76179 USA     It's scary. Here you are just looking for information on the Internet and the next thing you know your computer is infected with something nasty. Even worse maybe your computer has become a Zombie on a Botnet. You install programs to combat this and they slow you down even more. What can you do? First take the obvious steps: * Keep your virus scanner and operating system up to date. * Run a firewall. * Don't open email attachments unless you you weren't expecting. * Scan all email attachments for viruses before you open them. This week I ran across a couple of people infected with a recent Internet worm called Win32/Conficker. It was surprising because the group we are in is technically savvy. They had the worm and were having trouble getting rid of it. This particular worm targets Microsoft Windows. Microsoft has a good page on how to deal with the worm and what to look for if you think you have it. The most visible and obvious symptom of the worm is your web browser will not take you to the website you think it should. More specifically you won't be able to access secure sites like anti- virus updates. You will type in the right address but find yourself somewhere else. Here is a link to the Microsoft page about the worm. It has links to the software updates you need to protect yourself or someone you know. http://clicks. aweber.com/ y/ct/?l=ET9yR&m=1fT7DqTvLh0gDX&b=_PwxheS0Jj5palhFS GCvhg If you've had experience with this worm or other bad stuff then click this link now and post your comments on the blog: http://clicks. aweber.com/ y/ct/?l=ET9yR&m=1fT7DqTvLh0gDX&b=jn_pjm7vy6NIHCVs7 QBpFQ Join Me: Enter Id and Press Enter *Confirm by clicking the mail you receive

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