Only windows worked for me and it took a few attempts. I'm all patched up now too so I'm protectedOriginally Posted by Crashdance22
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04-03-2009 #21Sackcast Guy
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04-03-2009 #22Mr. Self Destruct
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So, having Windows fully patched along with an updated anti-virus is supposed to keep everything in working order, right? Originally Posted by Shermzor
Only windows worked for me and it took a few attempts. I'm all patched up now too so I'm protected
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04-03-2009 #23Sackcast Guy
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Unless you get a memory stick with the worm and you accidentally activate it Originally Posted by supersickie
(look carefully at the autorun menu and you'll notice that 'open file' is both in install and in the other box; do not use the install option)
But really your anti virus should pick up on it.
Good presentation it's in two parts [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoAYsGV5MkY"]YouTube - Case Conficker — Part 1[/ame]
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04-03-2009 #24Now 20% more Silver
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Well, two days passed and owr computer seems to be safe
Unless it takes longuer to take effect?
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I use Avast! Antivirus here, and I'm clean. It's free as well!
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04-03-2009 #26Sackcast Guy
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See the video; it got activated April fools so it will be dialling up loads of other computers to infect them. Then it tries to contact 'home' where the 'bad guys' can then use connected computers to look at personal details, install software you don't authorise etc. Originally Posted by Silverleon
Well, two days passed and owr computer seems to be safe
Unless it takes longuer to take effect?
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04-04-2009 #27Now 20% more Silver
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Pff, unless the virus affects the PS3 i don't care much as i rarely get to use the computer anyways, i browse mmostly on the PS3, so doesn't really matter to me.
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04-05-2009 #28Sackperson
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I haven't been infected with the virus yet. It was supposed to have activated at April 1st, and nothing major has happened yet. I'd say if nothing major has happened in about 2 or 3 days from now then we all should be ok.
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04-06-2009 #29
This is an April Fools joke. I ran across it a few days ago.
As for you Crashdance22, rules 1 and 2.
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04-06-2009 #30Mr. Self Destruct
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Pretty sure this was the case. Work in IT and - even though it's not necessarily a given - not a thing was mentioned between any of us about it... Originally Posted by Code1337
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04-08-2009 #31Sack
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Yeah, pretty much everyone I know have come to the consensus that it's just a rumor and that the virus doesn't even exist.
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04-08-2009 #32License to krill.
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If I were the dude that activated it, I wouldn't have it do anything for the first two weeks, just to make it seem like a joke, which seems to be working.
That's IF I was him, maybe it was a joke, I doubt it though...
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04-08-2009 #33
It's a joke that originated on the Chan boards guys. Don't even consider taking it seriously.
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04-08-2009 #34License to krill.
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How are you so sure? It was on the Yahoo News, and on NBC news... I don't think 4chan is that powerful...
Or is it?
Oh dear God...
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04-08-2009 #35
I heard it originated from 4chan from my Anon friend, so idk. Originally Posted by Whaaaaale
How are you so sure? It was on the Yahoo News, and on NBC news... I don't think 4chan is that powerful...
Or is it?
Oh dear God...
And apparently he was wrong. A quick search brought me these results.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962007
Apparently it's real. The last revision was way before April Fools Day, so it's not bs.Last edited by Code1337; 04-08-2009 at 03:01 AM.
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04-08-2009 #36License to krill.
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Yeah I was about bring that up, Microsoft came out with a patch for the virus, it's obviously not fake.
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04-08-2009 #37
My only theory is that people are bringing it up again to scare people then. :/ Originally Posted by Whaaaaale
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04-08-2009 #38License to krill.
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Probably. We will see soon enough! Originally Posted by Code1337
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04-08-2009 #39Now 20% more Silver
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Haha, speaking of which i think i might have accidentally downloaded a virus into my school computer XD
Don't know what it is as i noticed the "You might have one or more viruses" alert by the time i was leaving class, i guess i'll just have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
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04-09-2009 #40Sackcast Guy
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Virus fake! I think not; as I said it will be dialling up other computers so the effects will take awhile to come into play. That video I posted showed that computers were reaching websites so all it takes is for the 'bad guys' to buy the domain name that conficker comes up with and put some trojan or spambot on it then all pc's will download it.
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