Computer worm could activate worldwide April 1

The Conficker computer worm, a worldwide infection that could activate today, could be as harmless as April Fool's or as serious as robbery.

The worm that already has wiggled into unprotected computers could get instructions today from its criminal creators possibly to steal personal information like bank account passwords.

Or it could simply hijack your computer's operating capacity and force it, zombie-like, to help send out Internet-clogging spam messages.

Most people with Microsoft operating systems in their home computers should be OK as long as they have Windows updates and functioning anti-virus programs, local information technology experts said.

The same holds true for businesses with up-to-date protection on their networks, info techs added.


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