Is your Computer infected – A Clever and Effortless Test
May 1, 2009 Computer Safety Tip
The most common approach used by malware is to block the infected 
computer from connecting to the Web sites of antivirus and security companies. This block is a way to prevent you from getting help from your antivirus program in removing the infection.
A group called Conficker Working Group is an industry formed to fight the worm. The group’s “Conficker Eye Chart” pulls images from three sites that Conficker is known to block and displays them in a box. Below the box is a guide to interpreting how you see the images, if they all show up you’re in good shape, but if one or more doesn’t display it could indicate a Conficker (or other malware) infection.
Keep in mind that if your computer uses a proxy server for Web traffic, which can be the case in some companies, you might be infected and still be able to see the images.
