On 21st November, 2008, a new virus was detected on the Internet by the name of the Conficker Worm. This new virus is designed to attack the Windows OS, and more specifically, it is designed to disable your malware protection software. Fortunately for us, Microsoft came up with a patch that will protect your PC from the virus. You might be asking yourself, ‘how do I apply the Conficker patch?’ Below we will explain how to do so. how do I apply the Conficker patch? Patch Release Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to defend against the Conficker worm on 15th October, 2008. However, the patch only applies to Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 & 3 and Windows Vista. Automatic Update If you followed the recommended settings on your Windows OS, then you should be safe from the Conficker worm, as your computer should have already received and installed the patch automatically. Manual Update Since the Conficker worm has gained some notoriety, links to the Microsoft site have been springing up everywhere. Just make sure to look at the address bar to verify that you are receiving the patch from Microsoft’s Website. Or you can simply go to the Microsoft site by entering this URL: Simply click on the operating system you are using and follow the instructions on the site. Third Party There are various third party malware protection software developers that have come up with a patch of their own. The major benefit in using a third party is that you can buy a CD- ROM of the software if the Conficker worm is preventing you from accessing malware protection Websites. In Review Hopefully, your automatic update feature has been on as recommended and all of this information is for nothing. But if you still do need the conficker patch, it is relatively easy to find on the Internet and simple to download.
Article ID: 110381 Rating: 13 customers rated this article 3.8 out of 6 This article describes how Conficker can be removed. Applies to the following Sophos product(s) and version(s) Sophos Anti- Virus for Windows 2000+ Sophos Anti- Virus for Unix Sophos Anti- Virus for Mac OS XSophos Anti- Virus for Linux Detecting and removing Conficker Conficker is routinely detected by Sophos Anti- Virus ( SAV and can be removed in the usual way. Details of some of the variants detected and removed by SAV are listed below. If you choose not to use SAV, you can remove Conficker with the Sophos Virus Removal Tool ( Note: this tool is only available for Windows.) Click the link for instructions on how to use it, and for the download location. What Conficker malware does SAV or the Sophos Virus Removal tool remove? Details of the specific Conficker variants that Sophos detects are listed on the Sophos Website and include: Mal/ Conficker- A, Mal/ Confick- Dam, Mal/ Conficker- B, Mal/ Conf Inf- A, Troj/ Conf Data- A, Troj/ Conf Dr- B, Troj/ Conf Dr- C, Troj/ Conf Dr- Gen, W32/ Conf Dr- Gen, W32/ Confick- A, W32/ Confick- B, W32/ Confick- C, W32/ Confick- D, W32/ Confick- F, W32/ Confick- G, W32/ Confick- H, W32/ Confick- I, W32/ Confick- K, W32/ Confick- L, W32/ Confick- M, W32/ Confik Mem- A, W32/ Confik Mem- B Related articles Sophos Anti- Virus for Windows 2000+: removing W32/ Confick and Mal/ Conficker with Sophos Anti- Virus How did the article rate? Very poor 123456 Excellent Did this solve your problem? Help us improve this article.
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