-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Warning: Conficker.C will become active...

Hi folks,
I found this handy tool:

BitDefender is the first to offer a free tool which disinfects all versions
of Downadup. 
This domain is the first to serve a removal tool without being blocked by
the e-threat.
  http://www.bdtools.net/ 

Is your computer infected?
 Check our new 30 seconds QuickScan 
http://91.199.104.31/

Known Issues
On systems with UAC (User Access Control) turned on, the ActiveX control
won't start. 
You need to turn UAC off until we find a workaround. 
On 64-bit systems the client outputs "Some processes cannot be scanned - 
insufficient rights" even though the user has admin rights and UAC is
turned off. 
There might be other 64-bit issues we're not aware of 
(QuickScan hasn't been compiled for 64-bit architectures yet). 

I ran it I had to allow active X to scan both my OS's on this dual boot
computer  Vista on C and XPpro on F.

IHTH

Mike one of the mods
*******  REPLY SEPARATOR *********

On 3/29/2009 at 11:05 PM Gman wrote:

I don't recall the exact circumstances, but they rated it Important because

Vista is already guarded against getting hit by it when the defaults are in

place.  I think the issue was with UAC, but could be wrong.  My 
understanding is that if the default 'whatever it was' had been changed 
(turning off UAC, as one possible example), then the system becomes just as

vulnerable as any XP system to this infection and the patch becomes 
Critical.  the problem is that Windows Updates doesn't check for the 
defaults that matter to this.  So, if a user or an app installed by the
user 
modifies the specific setting in question, they will still not get the
patch 
automatically installed.  I see it as a really bad decision on MS's part
for 
not making it mandatory for everyone.  Of course, all of that is based on
my 
understanding of the worm, the patch and the update mechanism in Vista and
I 
may be missing an important part of the big picture within any of them.  I 
just want you folks to be as safe as possible from whatever is going to 
happen on April 1st.

Peace,
Gman
http://www.bornagainamerican.org

"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"


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