A new worm infecting computers at an alarming rate

A new computer worm has infected 20 million computers worldwide, and it is spreading fast.

The worm goes by several names: “Downandup”, “Down ad up” and “Conficker” are some of the most popular, and it’s very deceiving.

A window will pop up warning you of an infection on your computer, but when you try to pay for an antivirus to fix it, it actually steals your credit card information, further infecting your computer.

Some experts say it could be the worst infection in six years, and it’s easy to fall for.

Computer technician Robert Nash said, “It looks legit. And unless people are savvy about it or study it, it’s easy to be pulled into it.”

“It went from 2.4 million infected machines to 8.9 million infected machines in 24 hours, which makes it one of the fastest spreading viruses out there today,” said Joe Kadar a computer technician.

It spreads by infiltrating your flash drive. Once you get the virus on the flash drive and it infects the machine that you’re on, it will infect every machine on your network from there.”

Kim Czornik, a radio personality for 106.7 the Penguin, relies on her computer for song requests and website updates. Her computer developed a virus, making her workday very difficult. “I went online to use my computer, and it just seems possessed to be quite honest.”

Experts recommend updating anti-virus programs and eventually the worm will die out.