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Now what the kinks have been [mostly] worked out of the latest version of VIPRE, I love it again. I replaced NOD32 with it last year and with the recent engine update and the new general agent update, it also does an excellent job of removing Virtumonde. Fortunately I have yet to witness its effectiveness on Conficker, but from your comment, as well as others on the VIPRE forums, it does a great job there too. Anyone looking for a replacement AV/AM solution should look seriously at this product. And Sunbelt cuts a mean deal on price too. A note about the PC Rescue-don't download it until you need it since it contains the most recent definitions as part of the download and the program doesn't have an update method, so downloading it now for a rainy day will yield a very stale version when you go to run it. Jon Galbreath MCSE/Security+ Systems Administrator International Studies and Programs Ph: 517-884-2144 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bosman, Don Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 12:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Quick checks for conflicker and a tool I like for taking it out. First, don't panic. If 60 Minutes is hyping something as life threatening, I'd run out and buy it. I used to respect 60 Minutes until they gored one of my oxen and I found what they will do to build a story. And I do mean story. I've seen conflicker in action and cleared it from several machines for relatives in the last couple of weeks. One I got switched over to Linux. I've found Sunbelt Software's VIPRE to work in removing Conflicker. On the whole I find a lot to like in VIPRE. An immediate download for every one - now, really! - is VIPRE Rescue Program. http://live.sunbeltsoftware.com/ Make a Bart's PE or other bootable CD so you can run this as a command line tool. If you put it on a USB thumb drive, set it to read only. Ok, How do I know I'm dealing with conflicker and not just a PITA virus? First clue is that you can't get to several of the following sites. I've left off the http://www and .com so I don't have to type it so many times. ;-) antivir antivirus ca f-secure kaspersky mcafee microsoft norton panda symantec technet trendmicro windowsupdate Lots of PITA virii or malwares take out some security sites, but this one takes out almost every security site. * CLAM AV seems to work too, by the way but on a Windows box it takes sooooooooooooooooooo long to run I haven't tried it on more than one. 2nd clue - services that should be on, are disabled. [cid:[log in to unmask]] Picture blatantly stolen from web. Just my opinion and experience. Don Bosman