Regarding the Conficker...

Viruses and worms
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Since it’s passed April 1st, is this Conficker thing still going around?

I use Avast! Home edition, SpyBot Search & Destroy, MalwareBytes anti Malware, and I scan with all of them daily and check to see if I can go on the symantec website weekly to make sure I’m not infected.

I had automatic Updates turned on so I already got the security update, but they say I could still get the worm.

Am I safe? Is there anything I can do right now to try and stay safe?

Oh and I got symantec’s downloadup removal tool, 3 of them in different areas. (Yes I’m really scared)

Thanks In advance! :slight_smile:

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-= Just make sure you have the latest updates in your antivirus, antispyware, antimalware, and the OS itself… With that, you will surely be “invulnerable” [almost…]

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Yeah I’m making sure everything is up to date.

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I had automatic Updates turned on so I already got the security update, but they say I could still get the worm.
Who's this "they", of which you speak, oh CatWaffles?
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Microsoft’s post about the conficker worm, Symantec’s post about the conficker worm, and some of my friends who know a thing or two about computers.

I would’ve asked them, but they said I’m just overreacting and I’ll be fine. But I’m just not so sure…

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-= Prevention is better than cure… so, I think, you shouldn’t use the word overreacting… :slight_smile:

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Microsoft's post about the conficker worm, Symantec's post about the conficker worm, and some of my friends who know a thing or two about computers
Any chance of a URL or two? I don't doubt what you're saying but would like to read it myself. Personally I think you're as well protected as you reasonably can be. The chances of stumbling upon a new variant of this that hasn't yet been detected by Avast are small indeed. If you do, you'd have to consider that really bad luck.