Downadup Removal Instruction

Downadup is a network-adware worm that attempts to use computer or network resources to replicate across the existing network. Downadup worm includes code or other malware to damage both the system and the network. It may spread by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability; it also attempts to spread to network shares protected by weak passwords and blocks access to security-related Web sites. Downadup has many variants, one of which is Worm:W32/Downadup.AL with the aliases: Win32/Conficker.B[Computer Associates], W32/Confick-D[Sophos], WORM_DOWNAD.AD[Trend], W32.Downadup.B[Symantec], Worm:Win32/Conficker[Microsoft], W32/Conficker.worm.gen[Symantec], Mal/Conficker[Sophos], Net-Worm.Kido!sd6[PCTools], Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih[Kaspersky Lab], Mal/Conficker-A[Sophos], Net-Worm.Win32.Kido[Ikarus]. Continue reading →