April 1st is rumoured to be ‘activation day’ for the widespread Conficker worm. As mentioned in our January alert and blog post, We advise Windows users to download and install the latest updates for their operating system and to update their anti-virus software. Visit GetSafeOnline.org for free, independent security tips and advice.
Conficker fools day
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I’m surprised at you!
Asking for personal details on an http site !
http://www.getsafeonlineblog.org/conficker-fools-day
And you can’t even _submit_ a comment without an email address!
John.
ironically, even if someone used Conficker to steal my credit card info, there wouldn’t be any credit there for them to exploit or spend
Fair point. This is true of, I think, all the major blogging platforms (we use Wordpress). That doesn’t make it ideal, of course. One workaround is to use a different email address for commenting on blogs. Another is to enter a ‘null’ address that is correctly formatted (e.g. something like “a@b.com”). On the main site we have HTTPS protected feedback forms and you are free to use those instead.