I’ve used Avast home for years but today I upgraded to avast pro thinking it would find or remove this file. But I ran a bootscan and didn’t find it. I tried downloading the patch a while a go from ms but seems it wont load on vista service pack 2, it comes up “wrong operating system” 
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
the famous conficker it is.
here is the removal tool from bitdefender (has removed conficker(downadup) on many pcs I have cleaned up) : http://www.bdtools.net/how-to-remove-downadup.php
if you have got this virus, it means your pc is not up to date. instead of you downloading the update and installing, let windows update manager do it. run the windows update manager tool.
nmb
Thanks nmb I will try the link but have auto updates on
please disconnect from internet and exit all applications before running the app. please read everything in the link I have given.
nmb
ok nmb thanks
welcome. also try a boot time scan : http://www.digitalred.com/avast-boot-time.php
nmb
hey nmb
Just tried the downadup tool but didnt nudge it, will try the other one you just put up thanks let you know when I come back online.
thanks
petellgra
Yeah I tried the boot scan again, but noting. I’ll find some where to send the file and have it checked, if you know an address to send it could you let me know thanks
petellgra