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Q&A on Conficker/Downadup Worm "April 1 Virus" from F-Secure

Cleaning tool from F-Secure
It is recommended that you obtain this tool in advance of infection!

The Panda USB Vaccine protects removable drives from this threat and keeps systems safe from malware infection.
(Only supports FAT32 and flash drives will have to be formatted to remove)

Info from Microsoft
"To remain protected, please ensure that your systems are patched with MS08-067, keep your security software signatures updated, and clean any systems you identify that are infected with any variant of Conficker."
Microsoft Online Scanner
(Need to allow Active X to install, and make take several hours to run)