If you are one of the millions who have recently found the Conficker virus on their computer, it is likely that your only concern now is how to get rid of it.
Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to defend against the Conficker worm on 15th October, 2008. However, the patch only applies to Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 & 3 and Windows Vista.
Over the last year and a half Conficker has managed to attack millions of personal computers across the world, even reaching into the computer systems of the United Kingdom Naval Fleet.