A few days ago, I read in Yahoo that there is an internet worm/ virus called Conficker (or sometimes called Conflicker). This virus has been on going for the past four months and it will affect more than 10 millions computers on April 1 and who knows what it can really do to your computer.
According to the Sun:
The truth is that the best techie brains in the business just don’t know exactly what the hackers have in mind.
So what do you do to avoid being hijacked by this April 1 Conficker virus:
1. Run a good security anti-virus software. (I’m using the free AVG and I don’t think it’s that strong against this virus)
2. Don’t use autorun found on USB sticks and devices.
3. Don’t run or update anything from Windows for the next couple of days.
4. Change your date on your computer. (I know it’s April 1 and it’s April Fool’s Day but a technician friend of mine suggested me doing this to somehow fool the virus of thinking it’s not April 1..just try it)
I hope this virus won’t affect too many computers, and if possible none at all. We really don’t know much right now and it may even be an April Fool’s joke. Gotta run..it’s April 1.
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