[OFB Cafe] OT: Conficker and Virus Scanners

[Fred A. Miller]

Timothy Butler wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>     Has anyone on here dealt with Conficker cleaning? Someone decided to
> remove the anti-virus on a computer at church, and it appears to be a
> mess with that delightful little virus.
> 
>     So, the first question I have is, if you've dealt with Conficker,
> did you have any success cleaning a system without reformatting? I've
> read mixed reports.
> 
>     Second, I'm not terribly thrilled with most AV software I've worked
> with in recent years. Anyone have one you really like not only for
> accuracy but also being a non-resource hog?

I've not had any experience with it, but then, I don't support MickySoft
any longer. However, those I know locally don't even bother to try to
remove it any longer....they simply reformat.

Fred

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