Conficker, an April Fool's joke?

There has been a lot of anxiety about what will happen on April 1st. Typically, you pull a prank on a co-worker. This year, a virus will do... something. Maybe.

A conficker variant, also know as downadup or kido, is scheduled to alter its activity tomorrow.

I recommend reading up on what Conficker is, what it does, and what is being guessed it will do. A good start is the SANS diary:

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6043

A really good timeline is posted here:

http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/

And a rather amusing FAQ about the virus is here:

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001636.html


For last minute removal, you can find Conficker/Downadup tools here:

http://download.eset.com/special/EConfickerRemover.exe

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-011316-0247-99

http://data2.kaspersky-labs.com:8080/special/KidoKiller_v3.3.3.zip

http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/confickertest.html

ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/beta/f-downadup.zip

http://www.bdtools.net/how-to-remove-downadup.php