As you may have heard on the news, on April 1st of this year a worm that is potentially installed on millions of computers around the world may unleash its payload and wreak havoc on all those computers that already have the worm sitting on their system. The Worm is called Conficker.
In order to insure that you are as protected as possible it is important to make sure that you have all the latest security patches installed on your system from Microsoft. The one in particular that addresses this worm is the MS Security Bulletin MS08-067 found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx. You should also make sure that your PC has an active Anti Virus/Anti Spyware program that is getting updated daily with real time protection enabled.
Many PC owners have the miss conception that there system is protected just because they have some sort of Anti Virus program installed on their system. It is critical that the Anti Virus program be active with the most current Virus Definitions installed. It is also important that real time protection is enabled. The Real time protection helps prevent virus outbreaks on a PC and or network. With Real Time protection turned off, a virus or worm could do its damage long before the Anti Virus product ever catches it to be removed.
To help determine if you have Conficker Worm try to access a well known security software site like Symantec, Trend Micro, McAfee, or Microsoft. If you have any problems getting to these types of sites it is very possible that you have the Conficker Worm installed on to your PC.
If you are one of our DynamicCare Silver, Gold, or Platinum clients, rest assure your systems are already up to date and protected. If you are not and you feel your system is infected or just need help to insure that your system is protected, feel free to contact us for assistance. Our service support team will be happy to help you.
Due to the uncertainty about this worm, Dynamic Data Technology Group will be supporting a special KUSA Channel 9 News Biz Tech 9 Line on April 1st from 5:30AM to 7:30AM to help field support calls.
