Check You Haven't Got Worms

I was quite alarmed when I read the following report. Sky news claimed on Monday that a computer virus that attacks Microsoft Windows is spreading at an alarming rate. It is reportedly affecting thousands of UK offices including Ministry Of Defence computers. The virus is known as Conficker, Kido or Downadup. The virus was first identified last October with Russia, China, Brazil and India worst affected. The worm uses a predefined set of passwords against those being used on other computers. If it finds a match it will automatically download malicious programs from hackers websites with devastating effect. Eddy Willems, a security analyst, advises users to check their computer's security to ensure that their anti-virus, operating system and firewall are up to date. Remember, computer viruses can give you a much bigger headache than any flu virus.