What will Conficker do on april 1st

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One question on many peoples mind is what will conficker do on April 1st?

In case you do not know what the Conficker Worm is here is a brief description: Conficker first apeared in October of 2008. At that time it went by several names such as Downadup. This worm has mutated 2 times and in it’s current form it still is a worm but acts more like a trojan virus.

In a nutshell the third version of this strain known as Conficker.c is far more concerned about protecting it’s self then spreading at this piont. The web has not seen the likes of this type of infection since Zlob and Virtumonde first hit the market several years back.

On April 1st this trojan will activate and contact it’s maker to get an update for it’s code. While no one knows what will happen I personally belive the below is the most likely senerio. As an expert at removing viruses and spyware I can honestly tell you I do not know the below will happen but based on past viruses and spyware this bad boy will most likely follow the same path. Some of the below is aleady known and I will state those facts first.

Known:

Worm will block DNS so user will be unable to get updates for their operating system and most likely will not be able to get updates to for their security product.

System restore pionts will be removed.

Access to safe mode will be disabled

Many admin features will be disabled.

Unkown but my guess of what will happen

On April first when Conficker get’s it’s update you will most likely find several other viruses that will be installed onto your computer. Items like a Fake security software product that shows bogus scan results is all but certain to happen in my mind. Users will also find that they get nothing but re-directs and pop-ups when they try to search the web.

NO ONE has a fix yet for Conficker.C. However conficker A and B can be fully removed using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. As well I have contacted PCTOOLS. They are the makers of Spyware Doctor with Antivirus and they have been able to identify and block Conficker.C. In just another day or so they will have an update that should 100% remove Conficker.C. For now as we stated it will fully remove Conficker A and B but will only block conficker.C.

We still recommend using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus to remove and block this threat. If you have been infected to the point were you can not even install any software or you are just not that computer literate then we recommend www.onlinecomputerrepair.org. This computer repair company is one of the few places out there that have great experience dealing with conficker and they will be able to remote into your computer and fully remove all virus and spyware.

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