Remove Conficker Worm Without Windows Update
Conficker is a dangerous worm that allows attackers to remotely control your computer. The latest Windows security updates keep Conficker away, but if your computer was already infected before performing Windows update process, you will not be able to access Microsoft or security websites to remove the worm. Besides these symptoms, your computer will also work slow, having a higher number of running processes at startup than it normally should. In order to completely remove Conficker worm from Windows, we have successfully tested a simple method that uses free antivirus software and does not require you to reinstall or update Windows.
As you might already know, Conficker worm has many forms and the Windows operating system cannot be updated while worm roots are still present. In the same time, the installation of a certain antivirus software will not take place correctly, because the virus definitions update service is not allowed to run.
There is a workaround to bypass the interdiction imposed by Conficker worm of accessing antivirus websites. A free antivirus can also be downloaded from third party websites, such as software repositories (Downloadtube.com for example).
In case of a Windows XP infected with Conficker, among the top antivirus software tested was Kaspersky Antivirus Personal and Avast! Home Edition, but they could not be successfully installed on Windows. The solution for removing of certain components of the worm was provided by Avira AntiVir, which successfully cleaned some roots of Conficker.
Then, by running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software, it will automatically detect and remove the roots of Conficker remained undetected by Avira AntiVir.
This method is guaranteed to completely remove all Conficker worm versions and forms from Windows. If you are not sure about this free method, to clean up Conficker from your Windows operating system, try the following Conficker removal tools:
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
Symantec FixDownloadup
Kaspersky KidoKiller
BitDefender Downadup Removal Tool
To be able to download these Conficker removal tools, in a DOS command window, you will have to disable the worm capability to block user access to security software downloads, by typing at the prompt:
net stop dnscache
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