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POPSConficker virus begins to attack computers malicious software programme known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, was expected to wreak havoc on April 1 when it was due to be activated, but it failed to cause many problems. Internet virus experts, however, claim it is now quietly turning thousands of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing spyware.