Being as it is that one of this worm’s characteristics is to block access to security websites, this post is to help circumvent this problem. If your computer is infected or you suspect is infected, here’s a number of free detection and removal tools that deal with this infection. Click on the appropriate link to download to your computer. Double click on the file and follow the instructions:

BitDefender Single PC Removal Tool: Removes Downadup from a single PC

McAfee Detection Tool: It can detect if any of your computers is infected in a network

Symantec Removal Tool: Symantec’s W32.Downadup/conficker removal tool

Sophos’ Network Removal Tool: Sophos’ Conficker clean-up tool to remove Conficker from an infected network

Sophos’ Standalone Removal Tool: Sophos’ Conficker clean-up tool to remove Conficker from one or more single computers

Contact me if you need help using any of these utilities.