With the recent infection of over 700 computers at the University of Utah, many people are asking, “How do I know if my computer is infected with Conficker?”

For those who want to know if their computer (this does not currently apply to Apple products) is infected, there is a simple test called the “Conficker eye chart test.”

Just click here for the Conficker eye chart test  and follow the easy onscreen instructions.

Some other indications that your computer is infected with the Conficker worm include:

•1)      You cannot visit the Microsoft Conficker fix page.

•2)      You cannot visit security sites like Symantec , Trend Micro , or McAfee.

•3)      You cannot shut down your computer.

 If you determine that your computer is infected with Conficker:

•1)       Disconnect your computer from the Internet.

•2)       From a different computer, which is not infected, change your user names and passwords.

•3)       If you have used your credit card while infected contact your credit card company and cancel that card and ask for a new card/number.

•4)       Have an expert remove the Conficker worm from your computer from a different uninfected computer.

Conficker is now selling itself to unsuspecting victims by pretending to be a $50 Anti-Virus product named “Spyware Protect 2009.”   Spyware Protect 2009 is being offered to computer users though spam emails and pop-up advertisements.  Those who sign up for Spyware Protect 2009 lose their $50 and have their computer infected with the Conficker worm.

A Conficker timeline:

 Win32/Conficker.A was reported to Microsoft on November 21, 2008

 Win32/Conficker.B was reported to Microsoft on December 29, 2008

 Win32/Conficker.C was reported to Microsoft on February 20, 2009

 Win32/Conficker.D was reported to Microsoft on March 4, 2009

 Win32/Conficker.E was reported to Microsoft on April 8, 2009