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Are you worried your computer may be infected with the very nasty Conficker (aka Downup/Downadup/Kido) virus? Visit this Conficker Eye Chart page and check if you can see all six images loaded. If the images from antivirus vendors are missing, chances are your computer is infected.
Apparently, Conficker blocks access to certain antivirus sites. So by displaying images from those sites directly on a different page, this check is an easy way to notice problems. Make sure you are not behind some kind of proxy server when you check this though, or you get incorrect results. To disable any proxies in Firefox, go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings and set it to No Proxy.
If your computer is infected, the Wikipedia page links to some removal tools.
Previous 5 posts Apparently, Conficker blocks access to certain antivirus sites. So by displaying images from those sites directly on a different page, this check is an easy way to notice problems. Make sure you are not behind some kind of proxy server when you check this though, or you get incorrect results. To disable any proxies in Firefox, go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings and set it to No Proxy.
If your computer is infected, the Wikipedia page links to some removal tools.
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