moneypony Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker A big internet worm that is expected to produce chaos in April 1st i suggest Windows users to download the latest security updates and download the updates for your Anti-virus or get one if you don't already have one EDIT:If possible,back up your files on a external hard drive or a CD in case your anti-virus didn't prevent it...and people with Macs are luckily not infected by itand even though it starts doing its work on April 1st,this is real,check the wikipedia references Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff! Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 April Fools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm not sure. I'm making sure to back up all my Files and installing my latest Anti Virus just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Emo~ Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 April Fools? Really now? Write all about it just to joke around? I need to download somethings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Not even worried =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroshot Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 U SHOULD BWIKI SAYD SO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 =O YOUR RIGHT!!!11!! CHARGE THE LASER, PREPARE THE CANNONS, GIVE YCMAKER RANGAROK AS A SACRIFICE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KAJN Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 D: "Nothing for teh macs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm Well, it IS mentioned on the aintivirus site. Then again, it IS said to strike on April 1. Then again, April 1. Then again, April 1. Then again, there's a link telling you to buy their product to protect yourself from the virus when it is kicked into full gear on April 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 D: "Nothing for teh macs? from what i read' date='it only infected the windows computers=O YOUR RIGHT!!!11!! CHARGE THE LASER, PREPARE THE CANNONS, GIVE YCMAKER RANGAROK AS A SACRIFICE!!!! blasting your computer won't do any goodunless that was sarcasm... and it is said to deploy on April Fools,i am preparing just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Conficker has become a laugh, I am not worried at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7832652.stmhttp://gcn.com/Articles/2009/01/15/Conficker-worm-still-lurks.aspxhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/157877/conficker_worm_attack_getting_worse_heres_how_to_protect_yourself.html these news articles don't convince you? http://news.cnet.com/microsoft-offers-$250000-reward-for-conficker-arrest/?tag=mncol they are even offering 250,000 to the person that arrests the conficker worm creator,they wouldn't offer 1/4 a million dollar just to capture the starter of some joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilhorus Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Nor worried. Is this only if you download something? I iz a clueless with this kinda thing. But still. I am not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Also if you have updated your computer & Antivirus you shouldn't worry about a thing. Oh and it turns out it's real. Check CNET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I have a Mac, so I'm not worried. =3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Nor worried. Is this only if you download something? I iz a clueless with this kinda thing. But still. I am not worried. from what i read,it looks like you can get it just by going to a normal site (like Google)wikipedia said it propagates through a vulnerability in the Server Service the people with macs are lucky they don't have people making worms to infect them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemniscate Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just spent the last 5 hours backing up everything on my computer, updating my anti-virus, and performing an in-depth scan for any corrupted files. I feel okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just spent the last 5 hours backing up everything on my computer' date=' updating my anti-virus, and performing an in-depth scan for any corrupted files. I feel okay.[/quote'] you probably should,i don't think there is anything else you can do to prevent it... and this is the last day for people to protect from it,if you still don't believe this out of the 20+ wikipedia references,check Yahoo,one of the top stories is about last-minute conficker protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 2 minutes before it will supposedly hit, I haven't done anything involving anti-virus software lately, and I'm a Windows user. Oh noes. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol, back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol' date=' back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared.[/quote'] at least it doesn't delete the entire hard drive or you probably will be it's around 9:00 at my time and i don't know what time zone the conficker is using but we can say that the conficker can be working right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol' date=' back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared.[/quote'] at least it doesn't delete the entire hard drive or you probably will be it's around 9:00 at my time and i don't know what time zone the conficker is using but we can say that the conficker can be working right now As far as I can tell, it doesn't give a timezone. Which is just stupid, if they know this much. April 1st, but where? Most places in the world are already on that date, yet it won't be for 6hrs for me... Sorry. I don't believe it will hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol' date=' back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared.[/quote'] at least it doesn't delete the entire hard drive or you probably will be it's around 9:00 at my time and i don't know what time zone the conficker is using but we can say that the conficker can be working right now As far as I can tell, it doesn't give a timezone. Which is just stupid, if they know this much. April 1st, but where? Most places in the world are already on that date, yet it won't be for 6hrs for me... Sorry. I don't believe it will hit. but Microsoft is offering $250,000 to the capture of thisall the wikipedia reference sources are by some trusted siteseven Yahoo! gave a last minute guide to protect against it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol' date=' back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared.[/quote'] at least it doesn't delete the entire hard drive or you probably will be it's around 9:00 at my time and i don't know what time zone the conficker is using but we can say that the conficker can be working right now As far as I can tell, it doesn't give a timezone. Which is just stupid, if they know this much. April 1st, but where? Most places in the world are already on that date, yet it won't be for 6hrs for me... Sorry. I don't believe it will hit. but Microsoft is offering $250,000 to the capture of thisall the wikipedia reference sources are by some trusted siteseven Yahoo! gave a last minute guide to protect against it If they know of its existence, and the date.How do they not know its source? Me smells me a marketing thing going... But AGAIN, if it does. My programs that I need, are seriously basic. And gives me a reason to purge my computer of whatever excess things it doesn't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypony Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Lol' date=' back-up disc...All my NEED programs are basic. Skype, MSN, Pidgin, Flash Player (latest), Irfanview, Perfect World International (takes less than 1hr to download when my computer is fresh), Blender, and GIMP. I should host a couple pictures though... But I ain't scared.[/quote'] at least it doesn't delete the entire hard drive or you probably will be it's around 9:00 at my time and i don't know what time zone the conficker is using but we can say that the conficker can be working right now As far as I can tell, it doesn't give a timezone. Which is just stupid, if they know this much. April 1st, but where? Most places in the world are already on that date, yet it won't be for 6hrs for me... Sorry. I don't believe it will hit. but Microsoft is offering $250,000 to the capture of thisall the wikipedia reference sources are by some trusted siteseven Yahoo! gave a last minute guide to protect against it If they know of its existence, and the date.How do they not know its source? Me smells me a marketing thing going... But AGAIN, if it does. My programs that I need, are seriously basic. And gives me a reason to purge my computer of whatever excess things it doesn't need. they probably know because the conficker did what it does 2 times in the past before since it happened April 1st they suggest that it will happen on April 1st again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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