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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Conflicker : Want to know more ?

Most of the computer users were afraid of Conflicker worm. Conflicker is a worm that affects the computers running on windows. Conflicker exploits the vulnerabilities of windows that became the headache of many computer users. The name conflicker is derived from the words 'configure' and the German word 'ficker' which means fucker. Conflicker was discovered in November 2008. It propagates through the internet and exploits the vulnerability of network services in windows (windows 2000,windows server 2003, windows XP, windows vista and windows server 2008. Microsoft has released the patch to counter the conflicker. Conflicker has 5 varients: A,B,C,D and E.

Symptoms of infection
In 13 February 2009, Microsoft is offering a $USD250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals behind the creation and/or distribution of Conficker worm.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Protect your PC from conflicker

There are several ways to protect the PC from conflicker. Since it affects PC's running on Windows, most PC users are troubled with it. The methods of protecting the PC from conflicker is the common procedure for the removal of virus.
  • Use a good and updated anti-virus software that is capable of detecting and healing the infected areas.
  • Download latest patch from the Microsoft's website.
Link is - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
  • Turn on the firewall.
  • If a outbreak of conflicker (or any other virus) in future is predicted, save a backup copy of all the data in your system to an external storage device like CD or DVD.

Monday, April 20, 2009

DeepFreeze: Substitute for antivirus software

Most people install anti-virus and does not update it. This will give chance to the new viruses to escape from the virus scan done by the anti-virus software. Some anti-viruses even updated may do not have the virus signatures so the presence of certain viruses will not be discovered. A software by Faronics Corporation removes the difficulty for updating the anti-virus software. DeepFreeze is not an anti-virus software. But it will prevent the attack of the viruses very efficiently.



The DeepFreeze allows the user to freeze the drive he wants including the drive in which the operating system is installed. After freezing the drive we cannot save or make changes in data or files in the freezed drive. We can save a file in the freezed drive. But during the system restart the file will be lost. While saving a file in the freezed drive, no warning will be displayed about the loss of data during the next restart. So the usage of DeepFreeze must be done in a careful manner.
We can save a file or install a software permanantly in the freezed drive only after making the DeepFreeze in Thawed mode. For making the DeepFreeze in the Thawed mode press shift and click on the icon of the DeepFreeze in the system tray. A window will appear on the screen. The set a password and then you can chabge the DeepFreeze to Thawed mode in a few mouse clicks.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Google News Alert Virus

Almost all the internet users trust Google for their services. Now the hackers are exploiting this trust. People who want to be in touch with the latest events they activate the Google News Alert. But recently a new virus emerged by the name Google News Alert.
The virus is sent to the victim in the as email same as that of the Google news alert. When the victim opens the mail there will be an article with a link. If the victim clicks on the link, he will be taken to a website. Then a pop-up will come informing that your system is infected with a virus. For removing the virus you have to download some anti viral softwares. The pop-up contains provision for downloading the anti-viral software. If the user allows the computer to download the anti-viral software will result in the installation of the computer virus in the victim's system.
Due to the increasing number of cyber attack it is hard to keep the computer away from the viruses. However taking prevention will reduce the number of attacks to a great extend. So be careful in using the internet. You will get a detailed idea of the above post from:

Virus attack on DPS Computer System

One of the computer systems of the Texas Department of Public Safety was infected by a virus. The virus affected internal communication systems and also some of the external communication system. The external service that got affected includes the issuance of the Texas drivers' licenses. Fortunately the database on which Texas police agencies depend for checking for identities, warrants and criminal records is unaffected by the virus. The authorities reported that about 80 percent of the offices have had the computer service restored.