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I just got word of this worm, this afternoon, and it is powerful. It's already effected nearly over 9 million Microsoft Windows-based personal computers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker
That's to some infomation, about it and it's shocked me. I've been reading about other computer worms/viruses all day, and my mother told me about this worm, this afternoon. It has other names, like:
Downup, Downandup and Kido. I heard it also sends E-mails, so what you do don't open any "strange" emails, incase they are the Conficker worm.
I never open my Emails. I just delete 'em. Conflicker, was found last year in October. So, all I can say this, this is one bad ass worm. I've been reading about other viruses/worms all day, and half of them I've read about on what they did, I was like wow. I knew there are some dangerous ones, out there but seems like Conficker, is the next generation in dangerous worms.
How did it spread so fast though?
Where did you read about it?
I was reading, about a virus, called Brain boot sector virus, (aka Pakistani flu, in 1986.) and I was surprised, on how it was and how it would effect the system.