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If you have waited until the last minute to protect yourself from the April 1 Virus, also known as the Conficker worm and nicknamed the April Fools Virus, this article at Examiner.com can help with links to the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool, anti-virus updates, McAffee and Symantic news, and more on the Apriil 1 virus. Click here for the full article, following is an abstract about the Conficker worm:

What is the Conficker worm (aka the April 1 virus) and what can it do?

 

According to CNet News, three variants of the worm exist and the worst offender is labeled Conficker C. This particular virus has the potential to disable security services, block access to security Web sites and download a Trojan – malware that causes further damage.

 

 

Conficker C is thought to be generally spread via both peer-to-peer networking and/or visiting an infected website, of which 50,000 domains, including commonly used websites, that are reportedly potential targets of April 1 virus.

 

How can you both protect your PC against and remove the Conficker worm:

See the full article on the April 1 Virus by the Internet Examiner at Examiner.com