I dont know if you heard or not, but there is a new worm called Conficker going to hit Windows computers around the world.
Experts say that it's expected to hit on April 1st. (for more details checkout the links at the bottom of this email)
Long story short:
This worm (virus) is expected to hit between 12-15 million computers around the world.
A quick check list that would lower the possibility of your computer being infected:
1. Disable all kinds of sharing on your computer and all computer on your network
2. Make your passwords difficult (include lower, upper, symbols and number characters in your password) because one if its ways to get in is through a week password
3. Make sure you change the passwords for all user accounts on your system. Especially the Administrator account, because its main target is the ADMIN$ share.
4. Update your system with the latest updates and patches from Microsoft
5. Update your Anti-virus software and enable your firewall. If you dont have anti-virus software, use AVG, its free and decent. And dont rely on Windows Firewall only, use some third part software too, ex: ZoneAlarm
6. Try not to use your flash drives during that time, as it is very much likely to get infected if the computer its connected to is infected.
7. If you have to use it, then i suggest you first disable the Autorun on your system and then scan it before accessing it...
If you need more details or help with something, just reply to this email, and i will get back to as soon as possible.
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Good luck to all,
