The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction.
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13 Reasons your Facebook account will be disabled
1. You didn’t use your real name
Don’t try to use a nickname (or initials)in lieu of the name on your birth certificate, because Facebook will find you and spit you out.
2. You joined too many groups
Remember that the maximum limit is 200 groups per user. More than that just looks desperate, don’t you think?
3. You posted too many messages on a wall or in a group
Even Guy Kawasaki had his account disabled–in his case for “excessive evangelism.”
4. You posted in too many groups, too many user’s walls
You may be axed for being too verbose in too many places. That’s what spammers do, silly. On Facebook it is better–or at least safer–to be seen than heard.
5. You friended too many people
Not so long ago this was a prime cause of disabled accounts, but Facebook has instituted a maximum of 5000 friends that should protect you from yourself.
6. Your school/organization affiliation is doubtful
The overlords are sometimes not very trusting, and they may accuse you of not graduating from Harvard (or Plum Senior High School). The impertinence! Better have your diploma ready.
7. You’re poking too many people
We’ve heard this from multiple sources, and it’s easy enough to avoid. Save the pokes for people you *really* like, as mum always said. But beware the odd FB app that pokes on your behalf.
8. For advertising your app on wall posts
The line between spam and self-promotion is a thin one, but let it be known that pimping your shiny new Facebook app is definitely considered SPAM.
9. Using duplicate text in multiple messages
Some people paste a generic welcome message into friend requests to save time. DON’T DO THIS! It makes you look like a spammer. (Ironically, pro spammers are probably randomizing their messages to avoid this trap)
10. You are a cow, dog, or library
Being a real person is not enough, you must be a homo sapien. Accounts have been deleted for cows, dogs and libraries.
11. You are under eighteen years old
According to one report a user’s account was suspended when they suspected her of being under 18. She was required to enter a work email address to prove her maturity, at which point her account was reinstated. [note: other users have pointed out that being under 18 is fine if you're part of a High School group, though underage home schoolers have been told to bugger off]
12. You wrote offensive content
Reports of “sudden death” on accounts have been reported by users who were told they had posted offensive content, but were not provided details of the offense.
13. You scraped information off Facebook
They have a zero tolerance policy for page scraping (i.e. pulling content off their web pages via a script). Unfortunately, they don’t have a reliable way of proving it’s you who’s doing the scraping (IP matching is probably as good as they can get), so you may find this a difficult charge to defend yourself against.
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Top 20 antivirus applications
To Download any of these software, type the name of the anti-virus in google and you will get it.
1. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
2. Symantec Norton Anitivirus 2009
3. BitDefender Antivirus 2009
4. ZoneAlarm with KAV Antivirus version 7.0.337.000 – 99.13%
5. F-Secure 2007 version 7.01.128 – 98.56%
6. BitDefender Professional version 10 – 97.70%
7. BullGuard version 7.0.0.23 – 96.59%
8. Ashampoo version 1.30 – 95.80%
9. eScan version 8.0.671.1 – 94.43%
10. Nod32 version 2.70.32 – 94.00%
11.Quick Heal antivirus – 93.00
12. Avast Professional version 4.7.986 – 92.82%
13. AVG Anti-Malware version 7.5.465 – 92.14%
14. F-Prot version 6.0.6.4 – 91.35%
15. McAfee Enterprise version 8.5.0i+AntiSpyware module – 90.65%
16. Panda 2007 version 2.01.00 – 90.06%
17. Norman version 5.90.37 – 88.47%
18. ArcaVir 2007 – 88.24%
19. McAfee version 11.0.213 – 86.13%
20. Norton Professional 2007 – 86.08%
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Recently Updated Viruses List - 03/2009
Virus Name - Date Updated - Virus - Type
TerraMessenger - 03/16/2009 - Program - Registry
BackDoor-CEP.gen - 03/16/2009 - Trojan - Generic
Exploit-TaroDrop.g - 03/15/2009 - Trojan - Exploit
BackDoor-DNW - 03/15/2009 - Trojan - Remote Access
W32/Conficker.worm - 03/11/2009 - Virus - Worm
FakeAlert-MalDef - 03/11/2009 - Trojan -
Spy-Agent.bw!mem - 03/11/2009 - Trojan - Win32
W32/Shellot.worm - 03/10/2009 - Virus - Worm
FakeAlert-BB - 03/10/2009 - Trojan - Win32
Generic Rootkit.w - 03/10/2009 - Trojan - Win32
source - vil.mcafee.com/recent.asp
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TerraMessenger - 03/16/2009 - Program - Registry
BackDoor-CEP.gen - 03/16/2009 - Trojan - Generic
Exploit-TaroDrop.g - 03/15/2009 - Trojan - Exploit
BackDoor-DNW - 03/15/2009 - Trojan - Remote Access
W32/Conficker.worm - 03/11/2009 - Virus - Worm
FakeAlert-MalDef - 03/11/2009 - Trojan -
Spy-Agent.bw!mem - 03/11/2009 - Trojan - Win32
W32/Shellot.worm - 03/10/2009 - Virus - Worm
FakeAlert-BB - 03/10/2009 - Trojan - Win32
Generic Rootkit.w - 03/10/2009 - Trojan - Win32
source - vil.mcafee.com/recent.asp
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W32.Downadup.B
Discovered : December 30, 2008
Updated : December 31, 2008 9:58:37 AM
Also Known As : Worm:W32/Downadup.AL [F-Secure], Win32/Conficker.B [Computer Associates], W32/Confick-D [Sophos], WORM_DOWNAD.AD [Trend], Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih [Kaspersky]
Type : Worm
Systems Affected : Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
CVE References : CVE-2008-4250
W32.Downadup.B is a worm that spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (BID 31874). It also attempts to spread to network shares protected by weak passwords and blocks access to security-related Web sites.
- source : www.symantec.com
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Updated : December 31, 2008 9:58:37 AM
Also Known As : Worm:W32/Downadup.AL [F-Secure], Win32/Conficker.B [Computer Associates], W32/Confick-D [Sophos], WORM_DOWNAD.AD [Trend], Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih [Kaspersky]
Type : Worm
Systems Affected : Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
CVE References : CVE-2008-4250
- source : www.symantec.com
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Antivirus
"antivirus" is protective software designed to defend your computer against malicious software. Malicious software, or "malware" includes: viruses, Trojans, keyloggers, hijackers, dialers, and other code that vandalizes or steals your computer contents. In order to be an effective defense, your antivirus software needs to run in the background at all times, and should be kept updated so it recognizes new versions of malicious software.
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