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Downadup Worm on the Rampage

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 predicts [...]

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CNN Top 10 Virus

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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