BillP Birthday 50% Off Sale

I’ve always had special ways to include WinPatrol as part of my birthday fun.  In the early days, WinPatrol was distributed as something called free Birthdayware. This year I thought I’d do something special again. Just like the Hobbits, I like giving my friends a present to celebrate the day of my birth.

On today, April 24^th, I’m offering WinPatrol PLUS for $14.98 USD which is a savings of 50%.  ( Approx. 11.50 EUR ).  So if you’ve been thinking about upgrading or have friends who need WinPatrol PLUS today is the day!

Just go to http://www.winpatrol.com to upgrade.

The 50% discount will be valid from April 24^th, at 12:01 AM EST until April 24^th, 11:59 PM EST.  This sale includes WinPatrol 1 GB wirstbands and sport shirts while supply lasts.

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Real Conficker Danger is on March 31st

Yesterday, I wrote about the Conficker worm and how it was expected to launch a new attack on April 1^st.  I showed you the reverse engineered code which included a specific date stamp of April 1^st, 2009.

What I forgot, and what everyone else missed is the real danger begins on March 31^st. I woke up this morning remembering that sometime in the world, it’s already tomorrow.

Many years ago I distributed my free WinPatrol program as something called Birthdayware.  On  my birthday each year a message would pop up inviting folks to thank me by wishing me a happy birthday.

Birthdayware Easter Egg

To my surprise, the day before my birthday Emails started to flood my inbox. At first I thought a lot of people had their PC clocks screwed up. Then I looked at the Emails and saw they came from Philippines, Australia, Japan and other countries across the international date line.

It will be March 31^st in most parts of the world when it turns April 1^st across the Pacific. Most reports have indicated a majority of machines currently infected with Conficker are in China. 

Forget April Fools Day and make sure you take steps to protect yourself before March 31^st. Somewhere in the world it will be April 1^st for nearly 48 hours.

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