Recovering from downadup, kido, and conficker!
The Downadup computer virus exploits unprotected Windows computers, and once running calls back to another server to get updates and further instructions.
Conficker Worm Facts
We have all become reliant on computers working when we need them. Businesses are crippled today when their systems are not operating properly.
As individuals it is very frustrating to have a computer that runs slow, or does not work at all. One problem that happens to almost everyone is computer viruses. This can render a computer useless and then you really realize how much you need it.
One of the worst computer viruses to come along so far is the Conficker Worm. It is also known as the known also as Downadup or Kido.
The Conficker Worm is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system. It has affected millions of computers in the past 2 years.
It was discovered in November 2008 and affects computers with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta. It attacks systems and can move from computer to computer making large corporations extremely susceptible to it.
Symptoms include:
1. Account lockout policies being reset automatically.
2. Certain Microsoft Windows services such as Automatic Updates, Background Intelligent Transfer Service , Windows Defender and Windows Error Reporting disabled.
3. Domain controllers responding slowly to client requests.
4. Congestion on local area networks.
5. Web sites related to antivirus software or the Windows Update service becoming inaccessible.
6. User accounts locked out.
Microsoft offers a removal guide including a removal tool if your computer is infected with the Conficker Worm. Because it hangs out in strange places on your computer it can be hard to locate and remove.
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