There is a ton of buzz all over the media world about this worm and what it will do and how to tell if you have. As complex as this worm is, it is also very simple to determine if you have it or not.
Step 1 - If you have Automatic Updates turned on, check to see if it is now turned off. These reason is that this worm actually turns off updates to protect itself.
Step 2 - Manually run Microsoft Updates. If you can run updates manually on your computer then you are okay. This worm will actually prevent you from connecting to the update sites.
Now that we know how to check for it, how do you prevent it. Very simple. Keep your computer updated and make sure your anti-virus software is running and current.
What do you do if you have this worm? You will want to contact your anti-virus software vendor and see if they can help you out. If not and they want to charge you an arm and a leg, give it a go yourself. There is a couple very easy to use and free tools you can use to remove it but it will take some patience.
Now that you have a couple of removal tools, start running them and cleaning. A great tip is to update both pieces of this software and then run them from Safe Mode with your computer not on the network/Internet.
Good luck and happy hunting, so to speak.
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12. May 2010 at 19:24
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