Swordie Bloggie

I received some feedback about the Conficker or Downadup worm… more on how to remove them.

OK I have to do this very brief coz I got not much time to write… work are waiting me… so, I will direct you to places where you can get more info about it…

I know you might not be able to go to the places if the computer you are using is already infected. You have to find another computer which is not infected to read or download because the Conficker will block you from accessing Microsoft or any antivirus websites.

OK… let me start with how you get infected…

If you are using Microsoft Windows, chances are you can get infected if you miss one of the important patches for your Windows. To know more about the patch, read it at Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067. You have to choose your Windows version from here to get the patch… Windows 2000, Windows XP – SP1/SP2/SP3, Windows Vista, etc.

To remove it, I used Symantec. To read what Symantec said about it, read The Conficker Worm.

I know, by reading that, it makes you more confused than solving your problem… if you want, you can go straight away here to download the remover >>> Conficker or Downadup remover.

OK, that’s all, hope it helps… there are other remover from other sites like F-Secure… Worm:W32/Downadup.AL

And there are a few variants, you need to use the right remover… but as far as the Symantec Conficker or Downadup remover, I think it’s good for most of the variants so far.

Killing worms you dug out from your back yard is easy, unless you scared with it, but killing a single worm stuck in you computer is like fighting a mammoth with a chop stick!

After struggling for almost two weeks… and almost skipping every meal, day and night, at last I finally manage to kill the bloody worm stuck in our network ‘perimeter’!… although it doesn’t have blood 😆

I guess doing troubleshooting work like this is the best way to diet, better then the best diet pills you can find out there. Yea, everyone said I’m gaining weight… yea right! It’s all because of the work you all given to me… the more work I have to do, the faster I get bigger.

I was trying every scanner I can find on the net to scan for worm, trojan or virus in the computer but no luck. Every time packets travel through the network… not ‘maggi mee’ packets ok… packets as data in the network… it gets hijacked… especially when it involved Microsoft website or any antivirus website. Whenever someone try to access the Microsoft website or antivirus website, they get redirected to some other places. But visiting other sites is ok.

But luckily, early morning yesterday, my colleague said the worm we are looking for could be the conficker! Damm… I was trying to recall this name since last week… I immediately google for its remover… and the best remover is from Symantec which they call the Conficker as Downadup worm. Download the Conficker remover from Symantec, run it and within less than half hour, the whole network is healed!!! Hallelujah …

Now I can go eat more and get fatter 😆