How to Know If You Have the Conficker Worm

There are some easy ways to tell if you have the Conficker worm. The Conficker worm inserts registry values, gives hackers access to the main system functions if activated and protects itself by preventing you from reaching sites that can help you to detect it or remove it. This is one of the reasons why it is difficult to detect and difficult to remove.

One of the easiest ways that you can tell you have the Conficker worm is to check to see which websites you can visit. The first thing that this worm does is prevent your computer from automatically updating. This includes updating your virus scanner as well as your Windows security files.

There is a fix for this worm and removal tools that help to eliminate this infection from your computer. However, if you are not updating your Windows files you may have missed the security update which included the patch and fix for the vulnerability. To see if you are infected, attempt to visit sites like your virus scanner's update site, or Windows update site.

If you are able to visit these sites and update your computer chances are you are not infected with this worm. If you cannot visit these sites or you cannot correctly download and install your updates chances are you are infected. In these instances, there are a number of ways that you can bypass the effects of the worm and allow you to download and install a removal tool. Doing this will in turn help you to remove this worm and in turn allow you to download the patch and security updates in order to prevent further infections. In some instances, you may need to change the file name during download in order to allow the file to be saved and executed.
The author runs a Conficker advice site which educates users about the notorious virus and how to remove it.

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