Conficker Removal Tool – Free
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There are many rogue programs that claim that they can remove the Conficker worm aka Downadup / Kido.
However, the newest version, Win32.Worm.Downadup.Gen, has left a trail of chaos for many users with browser redirects, and security programs not working.
It infects standalone PC's as well as home and business networks and removal has not been a simple task.
Once a system is infected it blocks access to security sites and Windows Update, so users cannot download removal tools and the worm continues to spread through networks and usb devices.
If you believe that you may be infected first check by using the visual test here at the Conficker Eye Chart or the site set up at the University of Bonn.
If the visual tests are clean then it is more likely that the Hosts File has been hijacked with other malware which will also block access to security sites and stop security programs from updating or running. If this is the case you can easily clean your Hosts and then update your security programs.
Click here to learn how to clean your Hosts
If you fail the visual tests, BitDefender have released two free tools, one for standalone PC's and one for Networks on a site that has NOT been blocked by Conficker and its variants.
After scanning and removing the worm it is essential to install the October Patch from Microsoft: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 and then install all other Windows Updates as well as updating your security programs.
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Reader Comments
Nice article and a nice blog thanks allot.
Bit Doze - Thank you, it has taken time to put it together and readers benefit from it which is what matters
Regards
Colin
12 months on and Conficker, Kido, Downandup and many of it's other variants are still causing problems. This is despite the best efforts to keep users informed and of security companies releasing updates to try detect.
Kaspersky reported recently and increase in calls relating to this nasty virus.
The thing with Conficker is that it is hard to completely remove. Since it disables security and access, removal can be quite tricky.
It's great that companies like BitDefender provide these tools that can help and people should remove any infection quickly.
Mod: Source for Kaspersky reference: http://support.kaspersky.com/faq?chapter=20780096...
Grant - Conficker and variants continue to cause havoc and BitDefender has a superb removal tool.
There has been an increase in infected computers since last years outbreak, which many assumed would be a joke as April 1 was the expected start date - but it was no joke and along with many others I followed it as it started to appear, which was very quiet initially, but since then it has more variants and appears everywhere.
Applying patches would have saved many users from this infection, but it always finds a way around defenses and the weakest point is the user.
Many vendors worked together to get on top of this nasty piece of work but it remains an uphill battle!
All the best and thanks for the info
Colin
Colin,
April 1, 2009 did turn out to be a bit of a fizzer in some respects and people thought it was overrated, but many wiser people thought Conficker was just being dormant and the worst was yet to come. Sounds like you were one of the later wiser too.
You really struck accord with me in referring to the weakest point being the user. Unfortunately true I believe. All to often I come across PC's infected because of lack of commonsense.
These users don't have security or it's not up to date, and don't keep their OS and other applications up to date. These are relatively simple things to setup and can then left to be done automatically. There are so many others of course which I know you cover, but lack of the simple steps still amazes me.
Then there are the users who download any free application from any site, without checking it's trustworthiness.
In this sense, MalWare doesn't always need to be as sneaky as some of it is these days. Of course some of the really sneaky MalWare can fool even the most vigilant user. TabNapping an example I guess.
Again, keep spreading the word and the message should get through. Good work.
Grant - April1, 2009 was a little bit if a fizzer which caught people out afterwards. The majority could have avoided infection by installing the Windows patch that was released in October 2008, Now, it has evolved into something more dangerous with TDSS, TDL3 & TDL4, frequently embedded into rogue applications which far too many download.
Updating programs, system updates, windows patches and reasonable security measures can offset many malicious downloads - but I still maintain that a good, clean ghost image is far better and quicker than walking users through a plethora of removal programs.
Malware has changed, and we have to evolve with it and recognise the changes and the damage that can be done as well as how to prevent it damaging users systems. Daily, I download around 50 new variants of malware and some will sneak through as backdoor downloads, but simple apps can prevent a lot of unnecessary damage and keep a machine clean - but as one of my friends states, you cannot install common sense!! How true it is too.
Many users are 'click happy' or download some garbage that looks enticing and they end up out of pocket and with a computer that is an expensive doorstop!
It's not simple task to clean an infected computer, and harder to educate the user to remove ineffective programs and install those that do what they say they do.
Malware will continue to change into something more malevolent and keeping up with it takes a lot of time and patience but in the majority of instances it does come down to the user not using a little sense and doing a little research beforehand.
All the best
Colin
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