Windows security is having a hard time keeping up with fixing customer’s computers that have been infected by a worm called the Downandup, Downadup, Kido!, and the Conficker. It is believed that this virus is being uploaded onto computers through infected USB drives.
The virus will trick people into running it by modifying the “autorun” that works with the drive. It is important for people to look closely at the options available for you to open it. You will see two options available that will “Open folder to view files”. The first one that pops up “Open folder to view files published by Microsoft Windows” is fake and will install the virus onto your computer. When the virus is installed it will spread in a matter of seconds.
An estimated 3.5 million people have been infected by the virus during the first four days that the virus began. That number quickly reached 9 million and might have even spread to 20 million by now.Fixing the virus is not easy. In order to avoid it we recommend that you turn off the AutoRun on your computer.
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