Internet security firm F-Secure has estimated that more than 3.5 million computers have been infected with the Downadup worm, a malicious program. The worm, also known as Conficker, uses a major flaw that Microsoft patched in October to remotely compromise computers running unpatched versions of Windows. Infected computers become members of a worldwide botnet. F-Secure [...]
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A new virus is circulating in the form of a CNN Daily Top 10 newsletter (my brother was an unfortunate victim). A description was posted at http://blog.mxlab.be/2008/08/04/cnn-daily-top-10-leads-users-to-site-hosting-malware/. Postings on that site say that the AntiVir free antivirus and ComboFix will remove it.
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