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.
The European Commission will be investigating Microsoft’s new plan that will allow its Office software to edit and save files in a rival format. The EU is skeptical on whether or not the ability for Microsoft to support Open Document Formats in Office will give consumers a fair choice.
We were not at all surprised to see that Microsoft has delayed the release of the new Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP. Microsoft released a statement yesterday stating they were trying to fix certain compatibility issues and would be suspending downloads on a massive scale.