Free tool claims to remove all variants of Conficker!

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Hi malware fighters,

There is a new free tool available from the makers of Bitdefender, that claims to be able to free machines of all variants of Conficker worm. Downlaod from here: http://bdtools.net/

polonus

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Thanks for posting information on this new tool, Polonus. :slight_smile:

Hopefully, it will help those whose computers get infected with this malare.

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how can we confirm that we have an infection with Confiker?

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962007

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx

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Thank you scythe944

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Sure, hope it helped.

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Side note: they’re for XP, not Vista.

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What is tech? The bdtools.net removal tool?

My links were pretty much generic, and the first link:

APPLIES TO

* Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
* Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
* Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
* Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
* Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
* Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
* Windows Server 2008 Standard
* Windows Web Server 2008
* Windows Vista Service Pack 1, when used with:
      o Windows Vista Business
      o Windows Vista Enterprise
      o Windows Vista Home Basic
      o Windows Vista Home Premium
      o Windows Vista Starter
      o Windows Vista Ultimate
      o Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
      o Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
      o Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
      o Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
      o Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
      o Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
      o Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:
      o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
      o Microsoft Windows XP Professional
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3, when used with:
      o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
      o Microsoft Windows XP Professional
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, when used with:
      o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
      o Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
      o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
      o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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In fact I’ve downloaded one for Vista and when I’ve tried to run Windows returns “this tool does not apply to your system”… so I’ve though it was only for XP.

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I have’t tried it yet since my system doesn’t seem to be infected.