Conficker Set to Go Off in Less Than 24hrs.

With all the commotion about the Conficker-C virus coming up, I thought I jump on the bandwagon and write a post about this too (since I'd like to see as many people informed about this issue as possible).

Conficker-C is a worm set to go active worldwide on April 1st, 2009. It has been ranked one of the highest IT Security threats of all time, and rightly so. The code in the virus has been analyzed and was found to allow remote code execution on infected machines. With a botnet that's been established in the millions, this could spell all kinds of four-letter-words across the globe.

What's even more interesting is that the virus has embedded code to protect citizens of the Ukraine. On the surface, it would appear that this virus was created in the Ukraine. However, it could possibly be someone attempting to pin the blame on the them (Russia, anyone?).

Most all internet security software providers have posted instructions on successful removal of this worm before it's set to activate, although not much can be established on post-mortem removal once the virus goes active. Some companies are actually charging clients for removal tools, but ESET has a free removal tool for everyone to use. link: http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=865

With less than 24hrs to go, it's still anyone's bet. Let's hope the hype isn't as bad as the storm.