Is it true or just an April Fool’s prank?

Supposedly a new worm virus that takes control of you computer was released a while ago, and today (april 1st) a mega computer will take control of all the pcs infected with such worm. For what? Well it could be, to steal the bandwidth of all these infected computers, or maybe to manipulate them into flooding a specific website. Imagine thousands of pcs going to the same site at exactly the same time…that will result in the site shutting down. Or maybe recording all the keystrokes on your pc…that means they would have access to your major passwords, and credit card numbers.

No one actually knows if this is true or just a prank. But, its better to be safe, than sorry, so here are links from major Anti-Virus companies that will eliminate this virus threat called Conficker.

Before I mention the links, to prove whether or not your pc is infected, try going to the following sites, Symantec, McAfee, and AVG. If you can access these sites, then you’re not infected, because this worm virus blocks off access to such sites. If you can’t, then here are the links for FREE programs that will remove this threat.

Eset's Win32/Conficker Worm Removal Tool
Symantec's W32.Downadup Removal Tool
McAfee's Stinger
Sophos' Conficker Cleanup Tool

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Best FREE Firewall

I've tried out many solutions as a backup to the windows firewall, and I have found that Comodo Firewall is the best one. 

This program is not only FREE, but also packs a real time virus scanner, so if you're in need of both, then, there you go. 

The only recommendation i would suggest is to only use the firewall, and to turn off the DEFESEN+SECURITY as this could get annoying (too secure). Just install everything, and then once the program is on the bottom in the task bar, right-click on the shield icon. 

Select Defense+Security Level - then pick Disabled and there you have it. As a firewall it is flawless, asking you whether or not to permit a program to go online. This is very helpful because many viruses actually try to connect online in other to leak your information (bank accounts, passwords, conversations, etc.) or to allow someone else to take over your computer, in other words to hijack it. 

Almost everyone after Windows XP has the windows default firewall, but still it wouldn't be a bad idea to have COMODO as a back up. So go ahead and download it

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