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  • 1.  SEP Virus Threat List

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 12:09 PM
    Now that we are all aware that April 1, 2009 is the trigger date for whatever it is that the Conficker.C/Downadup.C virus has in store, I wanted to check to make sure that my SEP was able to identify this virus should it get into my network, so I went ahead and checked the Virus Threat List of definition Monday, March 30, 2009 r49, and I did not see any reference to the Conficker.C/Downadup.C virus within the over 74,000+ viruses listed.

    Should I be concerned??


  • 2.  RE: SEP Virus Threat List

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 12:13 PM
    Update:

    Just to let you know, I went back in and searched for the virus, as W32 and found all variants listed as W32.Downadup.

    I guess I have to remember that the popular name of a virus is not necessarily the antivirus definition name. Sorry for the misleading post.


  • 3.  RE: SEP Virus Threat List
    Best Answer

    Posted May 14, 2009 05:09 PM
    Conficker is just a variant of the W32.Downadup worm. You can find more information in the link below:
    orried about Conficker? A few simple steps can protect you.

    http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm

    W32.Downadup

    http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-112203-2408-99&tabid=2

    Cheers,
    Aniket