Conficker – Will it impact your business?

On the night of March 31st, all Trendworks IT support customers had their Windows-based servers & workstations automatically patched as a security measure to protect against the Conficker virus.  This patch was performed at no charge as a preemptive measure to ensure this virus has the least-possible impact on the networks we serve.

Details about the Conficker virus have been widely publicized, and it is set to manifest itself on April Fool’s Day, but what it is capable of is still unknown.

Trendworks regularly implements strict security measures on IT infrastructure we support by maintaining up-to-date virus definitions, software patches, and configuring defensive firewalls.  We believe because of this devotion to security, your network stands the best chance of not being impacted by this virus.

If you’d like more information on how Trendworks can assist your business with it’s technology needs, call us at (949) 300-8767.

If you’d like more information on the Conficker virus, please read below.

This virus has been widely researched and discussed in the tech community, and has hit mainstream media with features on every major news network in the past week:

In addition, the Department of Homeland Security made a press release about it yesterday:

Microsoft has also offered a $250,000 bounty for anyone who can lead to the arrest of the creator of this virus:

If you feel your computer (at work or home) is infected by the Conficker virus, visit Microsoft’s website for more information on how to remove it.  Beware of other websites claiming removal of this virus and only trust reputable security company’s (Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, etc.) websites.  Microsoft has a dedicated page to removing this virus here:

Based on the date this email is being sent, I’m aware it could be perceived as an April Fool’s day joke.  Unfortunately, that is not the case and this virus has the potential to be a serious threat to networks and personal computers across the world.