From CNN: No joke in April Fool’s Day computer worm

From the article: “…but on April 1 a master computer is scheduled to gain control of these (infected) zombie machines, said Don DeBolt, director of threat research for CA, a New York-based IT and software company. What happens on April Fool’s Day is anyone’s guess.”

Look, there is no need for panic, alarm, or sending email to everyone in your address book. Take reasonable precautions, just as you should every day; install anti-virus software (post in the comments if you need some suggestions or pointers), back-up your important files, and keep your copy of Windows current with the latest security updates from Microsoft (lord knows there are so many security holes in it MS is kept busy applying patches). And once that’s done, relax.