Win32/Conficker Worm

The Conficker virus (Win32/Conficker) is a worm-type virus programmed to wreak havoc and steal information and passwords through a keylogger in Microsoft's business networks, thus posing a real threat to the issue of information security in the organization.

Symptoms and methods of identification:

• Violation of Account Lockout Policy
• User accounts are locked in Active Directory
• Domain Controller will respond slowly to user authentication requests
• network load
• It is not possible to surf to different security sites
• Certain services will stop working

For more information and methods of coping and prevention, please read very carefully on the Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962007

To download a dedicated removal tool from Sophos:
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/conficker-removal-tool.aspx